Amid ongoing military clashes between the U.S. and Iran, Iranian officials reported an attack on a military base near Bushehr, the site of Iran's only commercial nuclear power plant. However, no damage to the power plant itself has been confirmed.
According to Reuters and The Times of Israel, Ehsan Zahaniyan, the deputy governor of Bushehr province responsible for political and security affairs, stated on July 9 that a military base on the outskirts of Bushehr was targeted by projectiles fired by U.S. and Israeli forces.
Zahaniyan explained that the explosions heard in the city of Bushehr were a result of the air defense system responding immediately. He did not disclose the extent of any damage.
Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency reported that six explosions were heard in the Bushehr area and the nearby Choghadak region. Additionally, three explosions were reported in the southeastern coastal city of Konarak, as well as in the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas, located near the Strait of Hormuz.
This attack follows U.S. strikes on targets within Iran in response to assaults on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has also claimed to have attacked U.S. military bases in the Gulf region, including those in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar, and has stated that it launched ballistic missiles toward a U.S. base in Jordan.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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