Iranian news agency Tasnim reports that seven people were wounded in the latest US strikes on the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, and that power outages are affecting the area. The report follows an earlier announcement of a new wave of strikes by state television.
Iranian news agency Tasnim reported Thursday evening that seven people were wounded in the latest US strikes on the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, and that power outages are affecting the area. The report comes about an hour after Iranian state television announced a new wave of US strikes on the city, as The Zioneer reported at 21:42 Jerusalem time. No further details on the identity of the wounded or the extent of the power outage have been provided.
The thread of reports on Bandar Abbas began Thursday at 18:00 Jerusalem, when unverified reports of explosions on Qeshm Island were first noted. Within an hour, Iranian media attributed the explosions to a US strike, and reports of strikes targeting military sites in Bandar Abbas itself emerged. State television then reported strikes in the Bandar Abbas area at 18:00, and later announced a new wave at 21:42. The corroboration has evolved from a single channel to multiple state-run outlets, but all reports remain unverified by independent or official sources.
The Zioneer has previously reported on power outages in Bandar Abbas (Wed Jul 8, 23:58 Jerusalem) and on casualties in other cities during the ongoing US campaign, including four wounded in Omidiyeh (Jul 14), eight killed in Bandar Abbas and Bushehr (Jul 9), three wounded in an earlier wave (Jun 11), two civilians wounded in Minab (Jun 11), and two wounded in Kerman (Jul 12). These reports have been attributed to Iranian state media and local channels, without independent confirmation.
What remains open: the 7 wounded and power outages in Bandar Abbas have not been confirmed by any source outside Iran's state-aligned media. The identity of the wounded, the precise locations hit, and the extent of infrastructure damage are all unknown. The strikes themselves have not been acknowledged by the US military or Iranian official sources.
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