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The reported strikes came shortly after Iranian Armed Forces warned that it would target US bases in the region if Iranian oil tankers were attacked.
A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas. (Photo: West Asia News Agency via REUTERS)
Several explosions were reported near Iran’s Kharg Island and in the southern port city of Jask on Tuesday evening, as a US official reportedly confirmed that Washington was carrying out strikes on Iranian oil tankers.
Iranian local media reported that several blasts were heard on and around Kharg Island, a key oil terminal in the Gulf from where much of Iran’s crude is exported.
Mehr news agency reported that “the sound of several explosions” was heard in parts of Kharg Island, without providing further details.
Explosions reported near Jask
Two explosions were also reported in Jask, near the Strait of Hormuz.
The state-linked Fars news agency said the blasts were heard at around 9:45 pm local time. It cited local sources as saying the sounds came from the direction of the sea near the Sang-e Siah area.
According to Farsthe explosions occurred in two stages, a short time apart.
There were no immediate reports on the cause of the explosions, casualties or damage.
Meanwhile, an unnamed US official told Israel-based news outlet i24NEWS that the United States was currently launching strikes on Iranian oil tankers.
The reported strikes came shortly after Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Ali Abdollahi warned that Iran would target US bases in the region if Iranian oil tankers were attacked.
Iranian state TV quoted Abdollahi as saying the US military had issued an evacuation warning to Iranian oil tankers before striking them.
He warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers would lead to Iranian strikes on US bases in the region.
“The US aggressor army has given Iranian oil tankers an evacuation warning to hit them, so I announce that any attack on Iranian oil tankers will result in the targeting of US bases in the region by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Abdollahi said.
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