A report circulating in Israeli security channels claims that Hengam Island was targeted by U.S. strikes. An Israeli military correspondent, Or Heller, stated on the record that neither the IDF nor the Israeli Air Force is involved and that the United States is leading the incident. The claims remain unverified and await official confirmation.
A single unsourced report claims a U.S. strike targeted Hengam Island, a small Iranian island in the Persian Gulf just south of Qeshm Island. Israeli military correspondent Or Heller (N12) explicitly confirmed that Israel is not involved and that the U.S. is leading the event. This comes as part of a wave of reported strikes on Iranian coastal infrastructure in the past several hours.
Earlier this evening, Iran's state news agency IRNA confirmed strikes hit both Qeshm and Hengam islands, the first official Iranian acknowledgment. Prior to that, an Arabic-language security source reported that most U.S. strikes were concentrating on Iran's coast and islands, assessing preparations for a potential ground landing. The U.S. has not officially commented on the specific strike on Hengam.
The account is based on a desk-reviewed report and a statement from Heller; no independent corroboration or official U.S. or Iranian confirmation of this specific incident has been published at this time.
2 developments
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- ConfirmedUS official confirms ongoing strikes against Iran; new explosions heard in Bandar Abbas and Kish Island
- DevelopingForeign Reports: Israel Strike in Western Iran
- StrongQeshm Island bombed again — Israel not involved, say Israeli sources
Source and signal
- Internal intake