Iranian state television, citing a local official, reported that a US aircraft had been destroyed in Iran’s Jam governorate in Bushehr, although there has been no confirmation from the United States.
Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday that the Iranian armed forces had launched missiles from southern parts of the country towards specified targets.
The agency said “the Iranian armed forces launched missiles minutes ago from the south of the country towards certain targets”, adding that the exact targets remained unclear, while some sources suggested there may have been clashes in Gulf waters.
It added that reports circulating about explosions being heard in the Gulf coastal provinces of Bushehr and Hormozgan had not yet been confirmed.
Separately, the Iranian Army’s Air Defence Monitoring Centre denied reports of explosions in the city of Bandar Abbas.
The centre said: “So far, no explosions have occurred in Bandar Abbas.”
It added that the sounds came from the sea, explaining that warning shots had been fired at vessels attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without coordinating with the Iranian navy.
Earlier on Thursday, clashes were reported between Iran and the United States near the Strait of Hormuz.
