The US Army carried out a targeted strike on a fast vessel in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, according to unverified reports. No details on casualties or the vessel's status were immediately available.
Late Tuesday evening, about an hour after a series of airstrikes were reported in Bandar Abbas and Ahvaz, unverified reports emerged that the US Army carried out a targeted strike on a fast vessel in the port of Bandar Abbas. The reports, circulating at 23:21 Jerusalem, add a maritime dimension to the ongoing wave of attacks in southern Iran. No details on the vessel's identity, affiliation, or casualties have been released.
The earlier wave of strikes began at 22:07 Jerusalem, when Iranian reports described explosions in Ahvaz province. Within minutes, security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported that local sources described the Ahvaz attacks as 'powerful', and then that the strikes had hit IRGC air defense systems and a command center in Bandar Abbas, as well as additional IRGC points in Ahvaz. At the same time, Abu Saleh's Arabic Desk reported at least five airstrikes in Bandar Abbas. All of these reports remain unverified; Iranian state media has not commented.
The reported strike on the vessel comes amid a broader US military campaign against Iranian military infrastructure in southern Iran. As The Zioneer reported on Monday, Jul 13, the US Army confirmed a new wave of strikes that bombed the Bandar Abbas air base. Earlier this month, on Jul 8, The Zioneer reported on a suspected targeted elimination in central Bandar Abbas.
The current report of a strike on a fast vessel has not been independently confirmed. The source of the report is not specified, and no official US or Iranian statement has been released. The status of the vessel and any potential casualties remain unknown.
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