ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 30, 2026 03:50Updated: JULY 30, 2026 04:11Explosions were reportedly heard in southern Iran as US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that US forces had started to carry out air strikes in Iran on Thursday morning.Explosions were heard in the southern Iranian cities of Bandar Abbas, Abu Musa, Kish Island, Abadan, Bushehr, and Qeshm Island, Iranian state media Press TV reported.The strikes were carried out in response to "yesterday's attempted Iranian attacks on US forces based in the Middle East," CENTCOM said in a post on X/Twitter.The Deputy Governor of the Hormozgan province in souther Iran said that the US was attacking areas surrounding Qeshm Island, with Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency reporting that three explosions were heard on the island.Tasnim also reported explosions in the city of Kazerun in southern Iran.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google