A US Air Force bombing hit an Iranian petrochemical plant at the South Pars gas complex in Asaluyeh, Bushehr Province, southern Iran, according to unverified reports. Casualties and the extent of damage have not yet been reported.
A single unverified report published late this evening described US aerial bombs hitting a petrochemical plant at the South Pars gas complex in Asaluyeh, Bushehr Province, southern Iran. The report arrives amid a sustained night of strikes across Iran's southern coast: The Zioneer's thread recorded explosions at the same Asaluyeh plant earlier in the evening (21:40 UTC, version 5) and at the Bandar Kangan naval base, with a senior US official cited saying further waves were expected.
The sequence of reporting on the Asaluyeh complex has evolved rapidly since initial word of explosions near the South Pars gas field at 21:40 UTC (version 1). Within minutes, the desk identified the source as a petrochemical plant inside the complex (version 2). Tasnim news agency subsequently reported the plant had been struck from the air, and that it was the second attack on the facility in 48 hours (version 4, 21:40 UTC). An Iranian agency, Mehr, separately reported an exchange of fire at sea between Iranian and US forces, while Iran's state media claimed it was attacking the US Navy (version 5, 21:40 UTC). The new report — attributing the strike specifically to US aircraft — has not yet been corroborated by any additional source.
As The Zioneer previously reported on June 8, the IDF struck several targets at a petrochemical complex in Iran, and a separate petrochemical plant in Mahshahr was still burning after that attack. The South Pars facility is Iran's largest gas reservoir and includes critical refining and petrochemical infrastructure. The wider US campaign against Iranian military and industrial infrastructure has included strikes on the IRGC Navy base in Sirik (reported 21:57 UTC) and on air defense systems, radar arrays, and command-and-control units in southern Iran (22:11 UTC).
No independent confirmation of the latest reported strike at Asaluyeh has been received. Casualty figures and the extent of damage are not yet known. The report's attribution to US aircraft has not been verified.
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