Iran's IRNA says 'enemy' launches missiles towards Qeshm Island
Iran said fewer than a dozen projectiles hit military targets as satellite imagery shows Qeshm has been fortified with missiles, drones and sea mines since March.
- Iran's state news agency IRNA reported that missiles were launched toward Qeshm Island on Sunday.
- The report described the missiles as being fired by the "enemy" but did not identify the attacker.
- Iranian authorities said the attack caused no casualties.
- No additional details on damage or the number of missiles were immediately released.
- The incident occurred amid ongoing heightened tensions in the Middle East, particularly around the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.
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Iranian state media reported that the "enemy" had fired at least ten missiles at the island of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday afternoon, AFP reported. Meanwhile, Kuwait said a drone had hit its oil rig, causing material damage and injuring one worker.
The island is located in the much-discussed and conflict-ridden Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's state news agency IRNA says missiles were fired by the "enemy" towards Qeshm island this afternoon, adding that no casualties were reported. It quoted Qeshm governor Hossein Amir Teymouri as saying that "10 to 11 enemy shells" targeted the military island, the Telegraph reports. This comes after a series of reports in Iranian media that explosions had been heard on the southern coast, east of the port city of Bandar Abbas.
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