Deputy Governor of Yazd province, Esmail Dehastani, said near midnight that five explosions were heard outside the city following an American fighter jet attack. No casualties have been reported so far. The confirmation follows earlier unverified reports of explosions in Yazd.
The deputy governor of Yazd province, Esmail Dehastani, confirmed near midnight tonight that five explosions heard outside the city were caused by an American fighter jet attack — the first on-the-record acknowledgment of the US role in the Yazd strikes. This follows a sequence of reports The Zioneer has tracked since 00:06 Jerusalem: initial unverified reports of US strikes, followed by footage of the attack, then an official Iranian confirmation of targets struck in Yazd, and finally a report from Tasnim of five explosions.
All four initial reports were published at 00:06 Jerusalem, with the first being unverified reports of US strikes (version 1), followed by footage of the attack (version 2), then an official Iranian confirmation that several targets were struck in the Yazd area for the first time (version 3), and finally a Tasnim report of five explosions in the city (version 4). The deputy governor's confirmation adds official specificity to the earlier accounts, attributing the blasts directly to American aircraft.
The confirmation from Yazd comes amid a broader campaign of US airstrikes targeting Iranian military infrastructure across multiple provinces. As The Zioneer reported on Friday, the deputy governor of Bushehr confirmed strikes on the province's air base and naval base at 01:28 Jerusalem. Earlier, on Tuesday, the deputy governor of Khuzestan confirmed strikes on Abadan and Mahshahr. Additionally, unverified reports of explosions have been reported in Zahedan, Sirik, Mashhad, and Chabahar in recent days, as covered by The Zioneer. Yazd is a key missile hub, from which most of Iran's missiles launched toward Israel originated.
No casualties or damage from the Yazd strike have been reported, and the deputy governor's statement did not specify the exact target. The extent of the damage remains unclear.
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