Iran's state news agency IRNA has confirmed that strikes were conducted against Qeshm Island and Hengam Island in the Persian Gulf. Hengam lies immediately south of eastern Qeshm Island. This marks the first official Iranian acknowledgment of strikes on the second island, following hours of unverified reports of attacks on key Iranian infrastructure.
Iran's state news agency IRNA has confirmed that strikes were conducted against Qeshm Island and Hengam Island in the Persian Gulf, as reported in a single-source post from 21:49 UTC on June 10. Hengam Island is described as lying immediately south of eastern Qeshm Island. This appears to be the first formal Iranian acknowledgment of a strike on Hengam Island, following a wave of unverified reports over the past day detailing attacks on Iranian coastal infrastructure, including a petrochemical plant and explosions on Qeshm itself. As The Zioneer reported at 21:50 UTC, earlier unverified reports indicated first confirmed strikes on Qeshm Island. The source did not specify the origin of the strikes, the extent of damage, or any casualties.
2 developments
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- ConfirmedUS official confirms ongoing strikes against Iran; new explosions heard in Bandar Abbas and Kish Island
- DevelopingForeign Reports: Israel Strike in Western Iran
- StrongQeshm Island bombed again — Israel not involved, say Israeli sources
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