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Iranian media report explosion sounds near Kharg Island and Jask

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

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  • Explosion sounds were reported near Iran’s Kharg Island and the city of Jask, according to Iranian media.
  • The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that the United States targeted a small oil tanker 6.4 kilometers from Kharg Island with a missile.
  • The tanker’s crew was evacuated, and no deaths were reported, while the reports did not establish the cause of all the explosions.

Explosion sounds were heard near Kharg Island, the site of an Iranian oil export terminal, and near Jask in Hormozgan province, Iranian media reported.

Reports said the sounds on Kharg Island came from an area near the island’s ports. In Jask, they were described as coming from the sea.

Israel’s i24 television, citing an American official, alleged that the United States had targeted Iranian oil tankers. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that a missile struck a small oil tanker about 6.4 kilometers from Kharg Island and that the tanker’s crew had been evacuated.

Tasnim reported that no one was killed in the incident.

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