The Tasnim news agency, owned by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported Sunday that a US strike killed two people and wounded two others. The report did not specify the location or timing of the strike, and the casualty figures have not been independently verified.
The Tasnim news agency, affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported Sunday night that a US strike killed two people and wounded two others. The report did not specify the location or timing of the strike, and the casualty figures have not been independently verified. This new claim comes on the same evening that the United States confirmed striking IRGC anti-ship missile launchers on Lark Island, and as the US expands operations inside Iranian territory for the first time in months.
The Zioneer reported earlier tonight (Sun 22:13 Jerusalem) that an American official confirmed the US struck two IRGC missile launchers on Lark Island that were on standby to fire missiles carrying naval mines toward the Strait of Hormuz. Minutes earlier, a US source had confirmed a strike on anti-ship missile launchers on the same island. The broader operation was described by The Zioneer as the first direct US attacks on Iranian targets within Iranian territory in a significant period.
The Tasnim report follows a pattern of Iranian-affiliated media providing casualty figures after US strikes. As The Zioneer has reported, earlier incidents include IRGC claims of casualties in a US strike near Sirik (June 27), a US strike on Bushehr bases (July 9), and a strike on a Khuzestan military facility (July 24) that Iranian media said killed four IRGC members. Those claims also lacked independent verification at the time of publication.
It remains unclear whether the two killed and two wounded reported by Tasnim are linked to the Lark Island strikes, or constitute a separate incident. No US comment has been issued on the Tasnim report, and the absence of location details prevents independent confirmation of the claim.
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