The United States is carrying out widespread airstrikes across all of Iran, according to a report from the region Thursday night. The strikes mark a dramatic expansion of the campaign after days of attacks focused on southern coastal provinces and inland military infrastructure.
A single uncorroborated Telegram message at 00:58 UTC on June 11 — reading "WIDE SPREAD USA AIRSTRIKES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY OF IRAN NOW" — reports a dramatic expansion of the US air campaign against Iran to the entire country. This comes just five minutes after The Zioneer reported strikes near Qazvin and Karaj, close to Tehran, at around 00:53 UTC, which had themselves marked a geographic expansion from earlier coastal and inland attacks. The new claim would represent a further widening, but its scope and accuracy cannot be confirmed from a single source; the formulation may reflect an observer's characterization, an actual nationwide campaign, or a misinterpretation of the prior strikes.
The US campaign, which The Zioneer has been covering since June 9 under the term "Operation Epic Fury," has progressed in documented phases. Initial strikes at around 18:14 UTC on June 10 targeted air defenses and radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz and southern energy hubs, confirmed by US officials to multiple news outlets including CNN and the Wall Street Journal. A third wave on June 10 reached Ahvaz inland, and subsequent waves hit Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, and Qazvin/Karaj. Throughout the thread, corroboration evolved from single-source and unverified reports to on-record US official confirmations for the initial southern targets; the new nationwide claim, however, rests on a single uncorroborated Telegram message.
As The Zioneer reported earlier on June 11 (at 00:53 UTC), fresh attacks struck targets near Qazvin and Karaj, which are in proximity to Tehran, expanding the geographic reach of the campaign beyond the southern coastal provinces. A large US military air movement observed on the evening of June 10 had signaled that a new wave of strikes might be imminent, according to background coverage by this desk.
No official US or Iranian confirmation has been received. No specific locations, targets, or weapon systems are cited in the new report. The claim is treated as developing until corroborated by official channels or multiple independent sources.
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