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Iran says navy officer killed as US strikes hit military sites, communication tower
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Iran says navy officer killed as US strikes hit military sites, communication tower

From Arab Times · () English

Summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Ongoing story
  • Iran reported an air defense officer died during U.S. strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
  • U.S. attacks also hit military sites and a communications tower in southern and western Iran.
  • The strikes follow Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

An Iranian navy air defense officer died during U.S. strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian officials reported Sunday. The attacks also targeted military installations and a communications tower across southern and western Iran.

An Iranian navy air defense officer was killed during US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, while American attacks targeted military installations and a communications tower across southern and western Iran.

— Iranian officialsReporting the initial events of the U.S. strikes.

Navy air defense officer Hamidreza Dehghan was killed while on a defensive mission during attacks on the southern county of Jask, according to the Rokna news website. In Kerman province, a communications tower in the southern highlands was struck, the Entekhab news website reported, citing local officials. Deputy Governor Saeed Pourali of Lorestan province stated that U.S. forces conducted two overnight airstrikes on the outskirts of Veysian, reporting no casualties and a return to normal conditions.

navy air defense officer Hamidreza Dehghan was killed while carrying out a defensive mission during attacks on the southern county of Jask, near the Strait of Hormuz.

— Rokna news websiteProviding details on the casualty.

A military base in the western city of Khondab was also hit by "enemy projectiles," according to state news agency IRNA. Authorities were assessing casualties and damage, a senior local official said. U.S. officials described the reported strikes as part of a third wave targeting Iranian radar, missile, and drone sites.

US forces carried out two overnight airstrikes on the outskirts of Veysian. He said there were no casualties and that the situation had returned to normal.

— Deputy Governor Saeed PouraliDescribing the situation in Lorestan province.

This escalation follows Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran announced it had closed until further notice. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed one crew member remains missing after attacks on commercial shipping. Iran claimed retaliatory strikes against U.S. military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, and Oman, while the United Arab Emirates reported intercepting Iranian missiles and drones. These Iranian claims have not been independently verified.

enemy projectiles

— IRNADescribing the nature of the attack on the Khondab military base.
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