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Shafaq News- Tehran
Fresh US strikes hit southern
Iran on Thursday, including Bandar Abbas and areas near the Strait of Hormuz,
Iranian media reported, as Tehran vowed a “direct and decisive” response.
Missiles struck several
locations in Hormozgan province, while a projectile landed near the Bushehr
nuclear power plant. Qeshm Island was also hit, including the village of Masan.
Local authorities recorded no civilian casualties or infrastructure damage in
the province.
🎥 شواهد جدید از کمک امارات در حملات به ایرانانتشار ویدئویی از یک حملهٔ پهپادی در بندرعباس، بار دیگر نقش امارات در تجاوز نظامی علیه ایران را آشکار کرد.در این تصاویر، یک پهپاد از خانوادهٔ Yabhon ساخت امارات درحال پرواز بر فراز منطقه دیده میشود. pic.twitter.com/cyU6i6xuda
— خبرگزاری فارس (@FarsNews_Agency) July 16, 2026
Iran’s Health Ministry put the
toll since the resumption of US attacks in the country’s south at 35 people
killed and about 300 injured.
US Central Command (CENTCOM)
said earlier the operation focused on command centers, air defenses, drone
capabilities, and coastal surveillance sites near Bandar Abbas to weaken Iran’s
ability to threaten commercial shipping. A separate 90-minute mission the
previous day hit coastal defense systems, a cruise missile facility, and launch
positions on Greater Tunb Island.
In Ahvaz, Shahid Baghaei 2
Hospital, a pediatric cancer center, resumed operations after 211 patients were
temporarily evacuated when US missiles landed nearby late Wednesday, Iranian
officials told local media. No one was harmed during the transfer, and
treatment restarted despite the critical condition of several children at the
cancer center.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson
Esmaeil Baqaei considered the incident a “war crime” and charged Washington
with endangering pediatric patients. He separately cautioned that renewed
action against the country would draw an “unequivocal” response, affirming that
the armed forces were prepared for all scenarios and that implementation of the
memorandum of understanding remained tied to the principle of “commitment for
commitment.”
Shahid Baqaei Hospital, a children’s cancer treatment centre in Ahvaz, was evacuated last night after the US attacked a nearby location.This barbaric attack, reminiscent of Israel’s atrocities against healthcare facilities, caused severe suffering and anxiety upon the… pic.twitter.com/xv3W7SY2X9
— Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) July 16, 2026
The ministry also portrayed
Washington’s overseas military presence as a “colonial” policy that infringes
on national sovereignty. It defended Iranian attacks on facilities involved in
operations against the country as “legitimate self-defense,” called on
neighboring states to prevent their territory from being used for hostile
action, and charged the United States with breaching the newly signed
memorandum and “betraying diplomacy” for the third time within a year.
بیانیه وزارت امور خارجه درباره حملات وحشیانه آمریکا علیه ایران و جنایات جنگی ارتکابیحمله به آسایشگاه تیپ ۳۸۸ ارتش در #بمپور، حمله به سیلوی ذخیره گندم در شهرستان #هویزه، حمله به کارخانه تولید آب معدنی در #موسیان، حمله به برج مراقبت دریایی #چابهار، و بسیاری حملات مشابه دیگر… pic.twitter.com/XXf9IUOuI0
— وزارت امور خارجه (@IRIMFA) July 16, 2026
Brig. Gen. Yadollah Javani,
the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ assistant commander for political
affairs, warned that further escalation would endanger regional energy
security, citing Iran’s “energy for all or no one” policy and its capacity to
control the strategic waterway.
Across the Gulf, Kuwaiti
forces intercepted hostile drones, while an explosion was heard near Al Dhafra
Air Base in Abu Dhabi. Dubai authorities, however, rejected claims of blasts in
the city after witnesses told Reuters they had heard a loud detonation
downtown.
تتصدى حالياً الدفاعات الجوية الكويتية لهجمات طائرات مسيّرة معادية، إثر العدوان الإيراني الاثم.تنوه رئاسة الأركان العامة للجيش بأن أصوات الانفجارات، إن سُمعت، فهي نتيجة اعتراض منظومات الدفاع الجوي للهجمات المعادية.ويرجى من الجميع التقيد بتعليمات الأمن والسلامة الصادرة عن… pic.twitter.com/tzsIg8JzVi
— KUWAIT ARMY – الجيش الكويتي (@KuwaitArmyGHQ) July 16, 2026
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