An Iranian official has accused the United States of launching an airstrike near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran, according to reports. There was no immediate US acknowledgment of the attack. The accusation comes amid ongoing American airstrikes on Iranian military infrastructure.
An Iranian official has accused the United States of conducting an airstrike near the Bushehr nuclear power plant, according to reports circulating Thursday afternoon. The US has not acknowledged the attack. The accusation follows a day of escalating reports from the Bushehr area: at 23:25 Wednesday, The Zioneer first reported unverified strikes in southeastern Iran, which quickly grew into a wave of extensive strikes across southern Iran, including Bushehr. By 13:10 Thursday, the Bushehr deputy governor confirmed two military bases had been hit by rocket barrages. Throughout the afternoon, unverified footage and images emerged showing smoke and strike impacts on the Bushehr coastline, including on IRGC speedboats at Asaluyeh pier, as reported by journalist Asaf Rosenzweig. Iranian state-affiliated media had earlier emphasized that the Bushehr nuclear plant itself was not struck, as The Zioneer reported at 12:03 and 00:14 Thursday. The Bushehr-area attacks are part of a wider wave of US strikes against military infrastructure in Iran, including command centers, air defenses, and oil refining facilities, reported by The Zioneer throughout the day. Additional unconfirmed reports of explosions were also noted in Kuwait, though details were not available. What remains open: the US has not commented on the specific Bushehr-area strikes, and the footage and images circulating remain unverified by independent sources.
10 developments
- StrongBushehr governorate official confirms target struck in Dashti County highlands
- DevelopingSecurity analyst: US strikes hit new targets in southern Iran, including Khamran and Asaluyeh
- DevelopingReports: US strikes in Shiraz, Iran
- StrongIranian media publish images of boat attack in Bushehr's Asaluyeh area
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