Explosions were reported on Iran's Kish Island, according to Iranian media, as the American campaign against military infrastructure continues. Separately, Iranian Tasnim news agency denied earlier reports that a petrochemical plant in Assaluyeh was struck.
New explosions were reported on Kish Island at around 22:20 local time, according to Iranian sources, as the US military campaign continues to target naval and missile infrastructure across southern Iran. This follows earlier blasts on Kish reported around 21:42. Meanwhile, Tasnim, Iran's semi-official news agency, denied earlier unverified reports that the petrochemical plant in Assaluyeh had been struck — a denial that introduces conflicting signals from Iranian state media into the thread.
As The Zioneer reported, the US strikes began in earnest by 22:11, with CENTCOM hitting air defense systems and radars, confirmed by a US official to i24NEWS. Previous strikes hit the IRGC Navy base at Sirik, Bandar Kargan, and Qeshm Island — the latter just west of Kish. Explosions on Qeshm were recorded around 21:11 and again at 21:57, the latter linked to a petrochemical strike later denied by Tasnim. Iranian state TV acknowledged distant explosions off Kish and near Qeshm earlier in the evening.
Iranian media simultaneously reported that Iran struck US vessels near the Strait of Hormuz using missiles and drones — a claim that remains unverified. According to a New York Times report, Qatari mediation efforts in Tehran collapsed today without progress, reducing the chances of a diplomatic breakthrough as the military escalation continues.
What remains open: the denial by Tasnim contradicts earlier unverified reports of a strike on a petrochemical plant; the source and extent of the Kish blasts have not been independently confirmed; and the Iranian counter-strike claim is unverified.
5 developments
- DevelopingUS Army announces attacks on Iran as security analyst reports strikes on Kish Island and Bandar Abbas
- StrongFox News: US strikes against Iranian targets ongoing
- StrongAxios: US security officials say strikes on Iran will continue
- DevelopingAdditional US strikes target Qeshm and Bushehr, Iran, according to new footage
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