The Tasnim news agency reports that a missile struck the power grid on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, causing a temporary blackout. The agency says electricity supply has since been restored. The source of the missile was not identified, and no casualties have been reported.
The Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday that a missile struck the power grid on Qeshm Island, a strategic island at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, causing a temporary blackout. According to the report, electricity supply was quickly restored. The circumstances of the strike remain unclear, and no casualties were reported. The Strait of Hormuz has been a central theater of the ongoing US-Iran military confrontation. As The Zioneer reported on July 16, US strikes targeted Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas, and power outages in Iranian port cities have been linked to the conflict. The source of Thursday's missile strike was not specified in the Tasnim report.
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- ConfirmedReport: Missile strikes Iran's Kish Island, no damage to residential areas
- StrongIRGC-affiliated agency says power plant on Iran's Kish Island damaged in strikes
- DevelopingExplosions reported on three Iranian islands; IRGC-affiliated Tasnim claims US missile strikes
- ConfirmedThree explosions reported off Qeshm Island and Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media claim traffic management
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