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Iran reports mysterious explosions; US denies involvement
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Iran reports mysterious explosions; US denies involvement

From El País · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Ongoing story
  • Iranian state media reported explosions in several southern locations on Thursday night, but U.S. government sources denied involvement.
  • U.S. officials stated their military did not conduct new attacks, leaving open possibilities of a third country, internal Iranian groups, or unrelated incidents.
  • Regional diplomatic leaders are attempting to de-escalate tensions and bring parties back to negotiation tables.

Mysterious explosions rattled southern Iran on Thursday night, with state media reporting detonations in areas including Bushehr, home to the country's only civilian nuclear plant, and the southeastern port of Konarak. However, U.S. officials have strongly denied any American military involvement in recent hours.

our Army has not attacked Iran in the last few hours.

— U.S. Central Command sourceDenying U.S. involvement in the reported explosions.

A source from the U.S. Central Command told Al Jazeera that the American military had not attacked Iran, and other government sources in Washington insisted to Axios that no new U.S. strikes occurred on Thursday. This leaves several possibilities: that one side is misrepresenting the situation, that a third country like Israel or Iranian armed groups are responsible, or that the explosions were unrelated to military action.

American forces did not carry out new attacks on Thursday.

— U.S. government sourcesInsisting on the absence of new U.S. military actions.

Adding to the confusion, the deputy governor of Bushehr province suggested that the explosions in his area might have originated from air defense systems, possibly firing in error or at a misidentified object. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump, who had previously declared an end to a ceasefire agreement with Iran, met with his national security team. A government source told Axios that the U.S. remains committed to finding a solution, with technical-level talks continuing.

the explosions that were heard there could come from anti-aircraft defense systems

— Ehsan Jahanian, deputy governor of Bushehr provinceSuggesting a possible explanation for the detonations in Bushehr.
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Originally published by El País in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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