Iran reports strikes in south as Washington denies role
Iranian state media said military sites were hit in Bushehr and Konarak; the US told Al Jazeera it was not responsible.
By James Whitfield · Staff Writer
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Iranian state media said strikes hit military facilities in southern Iran, while the United States denied to Al Jazeera that it carried out the attacks. Al Jazeera reported that the incidents came on the same day as the long-anticipated funeral of Ali Khamenei, described as Iran’s late supreme leader.
According to Iranian state media cited by Al Jazeera, military headquarters were struck in Bushehr province and in Konarak, a port city. The report did not provide further details on casualties, the scale of damage or who Iranian authorities believed was responsible.
A US official or spokesperson told Al Jazeera that Washington did not conduct the strikes. Al Jazeera did not report any additional US explanation in the material available.
The timing placed the reported attacks alongside a major national event in Iran. Al Jazeera said Khamenei’s funeral had been long anticipated, but did not include further details on the ceremony or the official response to the reported strikes.
No independent confirmation of the strikes, damage assessments or responsibility was included in Al Jazeera’s report. The account available rests on Iranian state media’s description of the targets and the US denial provided to Al Jazeera.
This story draws on original reporting from Al Jazeera.