A senior US official told Barak Ravid (N12) that there was no strike on Iran, contradicting a claim by Iran's state TV (IRIB) that an airstrike targeted Piranshahr in northwestern Iran. CENTCOM has not commented. The claim and denial come minutes after an earlier Iranian report of a strike near Piranshahr.
Earlier Wednesday, Iranian reports indicated that the United States struck a site near Piranshahr in West Azerbaijan province. At 14:14 Jerusalem, a senior US official denied any such strike, according to Barak Ravid (N12). Simultaneously, Iran's state television (IRIB) reported that an airstrike targeted Piranshahr, alleging the US carried it out. The conflicting accounts leave the situation unresolved. CENTCOM has not yet commented. The Zioneer reported the initial Iranian claim at 13:44. The exchange comes amid a broader US military campaign against Iran, with CENTCOM having conducted multiple consecutive nights of strikes over the past weeks, as The Zioneer has documented.
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