Iranian state media reported new attacks on military targets on Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz. Details on the targets, the source of the strikes, and any casualties or damage remain unconfirmed. The report comes minutes after a US official confirmed strikes on Iranian air defenses and IRGC speedboats in the strait.
Iranian state media reported new attacks on military targets on Qeshm Island on Sunday evening, just minutes after a senior US official confirmed to Israeli media that American forces had struck Iranian air defense and missile systems and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps speedboats at multiple locations around the Strait of Hormuz at 19:36 Jerusalem.
The new reports follow a rapid sequence of developments earlier in the evening. At 18:55 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published a series of updates: initial unverified reports of explosions in southern Iran; then reports specifically on Qeshm Island and near Bandar Abbas; a security analyst linking the blasts to launches toward ships in the strait; an N12 journalist reporting smoke rising over Qeshm; Iranian media reporting the island was struck by 10–11 missiles; Iranian authorities confirming a missile attack attributed to 'the enemy'; and the Qeshm governor stating 10–11 missiles were fired with no casualties. The corroboration evolved from single-channel Telegram reports to multiple Israeli and Iranian media outlets, but the accounts remained without independent verification.
These developments come amid weeks of heightened activity around Qeshm Island. As The Zioneer reported on June 16, three explosions were heard off Qeshm and the Strait of Hormuz, which Iranian state media attributed to traffic management. On June 28, The Zioneer reported additional strikes on Qeshm Island and the port cities of Bandar Lengeh and Bandar Kong. Background context also includes footage of a first-wave strike on Qeshm from June 10 and reports of at least 17 attacks along the Strait of Hormuz on June 28.
Details of the current attacks — including specific targets, the attacking force, and any damage or casualties — have not been independently confirmed. It also remains unclear whether the strikes on air defenses and speedboats confirmed by the US official are the same as those reported by Iranian state media minutes later, or whether additional waves of attacks have occurred.
7 developments
- ConfirmedIran confirms missiles fired at Qeshm Island by 'the enemy'
- StrongNew York Times: US struck over 170 military targets in Iran over past two days
- DevelopingIRGC claims 18 American military targets hit in two overnight strike waves
- DevelopingIranian media reports three injured in latest US strikes
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