Iran's Tasnim news agency reports the petrochemical plant at Asaluyeh in southern Iran was struck from the air — the second reported attack on the complex this week, according to Israeli journalist Assaf Rosenthal (N12). Separately, an Iranian agency 'Mehr' reports an exchange of fire at sea between Iranian forces and the US military. Iran's state media also claims it is attacking the US Navy. A senior American official said further waves of strikes are expected tonight.
This update merges four near-simultaneous reports from the 22:06–22:07 UTC window, each revealing a different facet of the escalating US-Iran military confrontation. The petrochemical plant at Asaluyeh — a key node in Iran's energy infrastructure — was struck again from the air, per Tasnim (via Israeli journalist Assaf Rosenthal of N12). As The Zioneer reported at 22:05 UTC, this is the same complex hit by an IDF strike on June 8 and by US strikes earlier tonight (21:57 UTC). Separately, Iran's Mehr agency reports an exchange of fire at sea between Iranian forces and the US military. Iran's state media also claims it is attacking the US Navy. A senior American official (cited by Fox News via journalist Yair Goldblatt, as reported by The Zioneer at 22:16 UTC) said further waves of strikes are expected tonight, reinforcing that the campaign — 'Operation Epic Fury' — is ongoing and expanding.
The thread shows a rapid escalation over roughly 36 minutes. At 21:40 UTC, The Zioneer first reported explosions near the South Pars gas field (v1). By 21:57 UTC, US strikes had hit a petrochemical plant at Asaluyeh and the Sirik base fire was ongoing. The new strike at 22:06 UTC is the second reported attack on this specific facility tonight and the third overall since June 8. The naval clash report, if confirmed, would mark a direct engagement between Iranian and American naval assets, separate from the IRGC's earlier claim of attacking the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain (The Zioneer, 07:07 UTC) and a subsequent IRGC claim of attacking US warships at sea (22:15 UTC).
Attributed background: The Asaluyeh complex was first struck by the IDF on June 8, 23:44 UTC, as The Zioneer reported. Iran's foreign ministry has previously alleged US targeting of Iranian commercial ships since the ceasefire (The Zioneer, June 7, 11:03 UTC). The US has also struck Iranian air defense and radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz earlier tonight (22:07 UTC, per a US official cited by the Wall Street Journal via The Zioneer).
What remains unverified: The naval clash report comes solely from Iranian state-affiliated agencies (Mehr and state media); no US official has confirmed it, and the IRGC's prior claims of hitting the Fifth Fleet were dismissed by US officials as 'completely untrue.' The extent of damage from the second Asaluyeh strike is also unconfirmed.
6 developments
- DevelopingTasnim denies reporting strike at Asaluyeh petrochemical plant
- DevelopingExplosions reported near Amman; Iranian petrochemical plant reportedly struck
- DevelopingVideos show fires at Crimea power plant and oil-gas storage after reported strikes
- DevelopingPetrochemical plant in Mahshahr still burning after IDF strike
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