Fars news agency quotes an Iranian official saying two military bases in the southwestern city of Bushehr were hit by American strikes. The claim is unverified and Iranian state media has not provided details.
An Iranian official, speaking to Fars news agency, claimed that two military bases in Bushehr, southwestern Iran, were struck by American forces. The claim adds a specific target and location to the ongoing reports of explosions in Bushehr, which have been reported since early Wednesday morning. The development comes nine minutes after The Zioneer reported that Iranian opposition sources published a video purportedly showing one of the bases hit earlier this morning.
Explosions in Bushehr were first reported at 01:45 Jerusalem, when multiple blasts were confirmed by Israeli media and local reports (The Zioneer, versions 3–8). Subsequent reports described additional waves of explosions and simultaneous missile fire directed at Bahrain. At 10:28 Jerusalem, Iranian opposition sources released a video claiming to depict one of the affected bases. Now, at 10:37 Jerusalem, an Iranian official has made the first on-record claim about the number of bases hit, though the account remains unverified.
The strikes are part of a broader US military campaign against Iranian infrastructure, as The Zioneer reported earlier today. Background context from the desk's published record includes reports of US strikes on air defense systems, radar arrays, and command centers across southern Iran, as well as a US official confirming ongoing operations. Bushehr is a strategic port city on the Persian Gulf, home to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, though the report does not specify which bases were targeted.
The claim is unverified; no independent confirmation or damage assessment has emerged. Iranian state media has not provided details. The specific bases targeted and the extent of damage remain unknown.
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