TEHRAN/KUWAIT CITY -- Several explosions were heard in southern and central Iran on Monday night and early Tuesday, Iranian media reported, as US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the launch of a new round of strikes against the country.
Blasts were reported on Monday night in the counties of Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Bandar Lengeh and Qeshm in the southern province of Hormozgan, as well as the counties of Chabahar and Konarak in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, according to Iranian media reports.
Air defenses were activated in the southern port city of Bushehr to "engage with hostile aircraft," the official news agency IRNA reported on Monday night.
On early Tuesday, an explosion was heard in the southern city of Shiraz, and two explosions were heard in the central city of Isfahan, according to the IRNA and the semi-official Mehr news agency.
The incidents occurred as CENTCOM announced Monday night a new round of strikes against Iran on social media platform X, saying they are designed "to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz."
