Iranian reports overnight said a US strike on a water pumping station in the city of Mahshahr killed one person and wounded four others. The report follows a statement earlier Monday by the deputy governor of Khuzestan province attributing the same casualties to a US attack.
Iranian reports overnight confirmed that a US strike on a water pumping station in Mahshahr killed one person and wounded four others, aligning with the earlier statement from the deputy governor of Khuzestan province. The deputy governor’s statement at 02:36 Jerusalem early Monday provided the first official acknowledgment of the attack, attributing the casualties to a US strike. The overnight reports, which emerged later in the early morning hours, corroborate that account and specify the location as a water station in Mahshahr county.
The thread of reports began at 02:36 Jerusalem with an unverified claim that a police station in the village of Malleh, Khuzestan, was struck. Shortly after, a security channel reported US strikes on targets in Khuzestan, without specifics. At the same time, the deputy governor’s statement gave the first details: a guard killed and four wounded at an agricultural water pumping station. The new overnight reports confirm the casualty toll and target, though the names of the victims have not been released.
As The Zioneer has reported, US strikes have hit multiple targets in Mahshahr in recent days. On July 8, a Basij member was killed in US drone strikes in the city. Earlier today at 01:33 Jerusalem, a petrochemical plant in Mahshahr and Ahvaz airport were reported struck. The strike on the water station is the latest in a series of attacks on Iranian infrastructure in Khuzestan province.
The specific identities of the casualties remain unknown. The overnight reports have not been attributed to a named source, and the US military has not commented on the incident. The extent of damage to the water station is also unclear.
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