TEHRAN - At least seven people were killed and 16 others were wounded Thursday night in a new wave of US strikes on bridges and residential areas in southern Iran, local media reported.
Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported that the death toll has risen to seven from the US attack on the Bandar-e Khamir bridge in Hormozgan province. The attack also left nine people injured, who are currently receiving treatment from emergency services and medical staff.
In addition, a US strike against a residential area, named Allaho Akbar, in the port city of Bandar Abbas left seven people wounded, the IRIB reported, adding a telecommunications tower was also targeted in the city.
The IRIB also reported six consecutive explosions near Hamidiyeh County in the southwestern Khuzestan province, as well as three explosions near an airport in Iranshahr County in the southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province. At least one US projectile hit the airport, it added.
Earlier, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported US strikes hitting Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Ahvaz, and Bushehr in southern Iran on Thursday night.
