Iranian sources report strikes in the vicinity of Bushehr, the site of major nuclear and energy infrastructure, according to a single-source report aggregating Arab-world Telegram posts. Separately, two US KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft are conducting refueling maneuvers south of Hormozgan Province, west of the Strait of Hormuz, having lifted off from Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. No independent confirmation of damage or targets is yet available; the strikes appear to be part of the ongoing US-led Operation Epic Fury campaign.
Two developments in the early hours of the campaign night indicate the third wave of Operation Epic Fury is intensifying.
Iranian-language sources, aggregated via a single report, describe strikes hitting the Bushehr area on Iran's southwestern coast. Bushehr hosts Iran's sole operational nuclear power plant as well as petrochemical facilities and a major port. The report is based on a single unverified Telegram compilation with no official Iranian or US confirmation.
Simultaneously, two KC-135R Stratotankers, tracked by live flight data, are conducting aerial-refueling maneuvers south of Hormozgan Province, west of the Strait of Hormuz, having departed from Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. This indicates US strike aircraft are operating in the vicinity, enabling power projection deep into Iran. The tanker activity follows earlier reports of B-52 bombers entering Saudi airspace and KC-135s taking off from Ben Gurion Airport with transponders off, as The Zioneer reported earlier today.
The Strait of Hormuz remains a flashpoint: an IRGC-adjacent source earlier claimed the downing of a US MQ-9 Reaper drone. No independent verification of that claim exists. What remains unclear: whether the Bushehr strikes targeted nuclear infrastructure, a Revolutionary Guard base, or another military site; and whether the refueling supports bombers or fighter escorts.
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