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Overnight US strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island caused no damage to residential or commercial areas or vital infrastructure, an Iranian provincial official said Monday, according to Anadolu Agency.
Ahmad Nafisi, deputy governor of southern Hormozgan province for political, security and social affairs, said the targeted sites were away from residential and commercial areas, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
“The targeted sites were outside residential and commercial areas and public service infrastructure, and no damage was caused to the island’s vital infrastructure or essential services,” Nafisi said.
He added that the situation on Qeshm Island was under control, while emergency services, public utilities and administrative agencies remained on high alert.
Nafisi did not identify the sites targeted or provide details about possible casualties.
His remarks followed reports of several explosions on Sunday evening in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas and on nearby Qeshm Island.
Fars initially reported, citing local sources, that the blasts may have been caused by warning shots fired at vessels suspected of violating navigation rules in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian authorities did not immediately clarify what caused the explosions.
Qeshm Island lies near Bandar Abbas at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a significant share of global oil exports passes.
The incidents come amid persistent tensions between Washington and Tehran over security and freedom of navigation in the strait, despite ongoing diplomatic efforts to ease the conflict.
