Press TV, Iran's state-affiliated broadcaster, reported explosions heard in the cities of Bushehr and Asluyeh in southern Iran early Sunday. The cause and any damage or casualties are not yet known. The reports follow a series of explosions reported in multiple southern Iranian cities early Sunday, including Ahvaz, Asalouyeh, Bushehr, and Abadan, as The Zioneer reported at 02:36 Jerusalem.
Iran's state-affiliated broadcaster Press TV confirmed early Sunday that explosions were heard in the cities of Bushehr and Asluyeh in southern Iran. The report, published at 02:38 Jerusalem, provides no details on the cause, damage, or casualties. The confirmation adds an official source to a series of unverified reports that began earlier in the night.
The Zioneer first reported the explosions at 02:22 Jerusalem, when initial unverified accounts indicated an explosion in Asalouyeh. Within minutes, additional reports added Bushehr, and by 02:22 Jerusalem, the desk had compiled reports of explosions in Ahvaz, Asalouyeh, Bushehr, and Abadan, including the area around the Bushehr nuclear reactor. The source quality evolved from a single Channel 12 report to multiple local accounts, and now to confirmation by Iranian state media.
The explosions come amid a sustained campaign of U.S. airstrikes on Iranian targets, as The Zioneer has documented over recent days. Background reports from the desk note that on July 9, a third consecutive night of U.S. strikes hit Bushehr and Konarak, and on June 11, explosions were reported near Abyek west of Tehran, confirmed by Iranian state broadcasters. The current incidents follow a similar pattern of reported strikes across southern Iran.
It remains unclear what caused the explosions, whether there were any casualties or damage, and whether the reports are connected to ongoing U.S. operations. The Press TV account is a single-source report and has not been independently verified by other newsrooms or officials.
6 developments
- StrongThis morning: Bushehr deputy governor confirms two military bases struck by rocket barrages
- StrongAir defense activity reported in Bushehr, southern Iran
- DevelopingIRNA: Bushehr explosion attributed to air defense, military site hit by US-Israeli missile
- StrongIranian reports: US strikes Asaluyeh in Bushehr province
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