Security analyst Yair Goldblatt reports that approximately 200 strikes have been recorded in southern Iran, citing unverified reports. The attacker and targets are not specified.
Security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported early Thursday that some 200 strikes have been recorded in southern Iran, citing unverified reports. The claim does not specify the attacker or the types of targets hit. The development comes hours after Goldblatt earlier reported that Iran was beginning to count casualties from the strikes, and follows a senior US official's statement on Tuesday evening that the US would strike targets in southern Iran that night.
The sequence of events, as reported by The Zioneer, began on Tuesday July 7 at 16:39 Jerusalem, when a senior US official said the United States would strike targets in southern Iran that night in response to attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Minutes later, Goldblatt posted on X questioning whether a US attack on Iran had begun, and then reported that Iran was beginning to count casualties from the strikes. On Wednesday July 8 at 18:07 Jerusalem, Goldblatt posted images of what he described as remnants of boats attacked overnight in southern Iran.
The reports come amid a sustained period of military activity in the region. As The Zioneer previously reported, multiple explosions were reported in southern Iran in late June in what was described as a second wave of US strikes (June 28, 01:05 Jerusalem). Earlier, on June 11, strikes were reported at seven distinct points in southern Iran. The Zioneer also reported on June 19 that an Iranian source claimed Israel had conducted 105 strikes so far, though the report was unverified.
The latest figures from Goldblatt remain unverified. The attacker and specific targets have not been identified. Israeli and US officials have not commented on the report. The analyst's claims have not been independently corroborated.
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