Several explosions were heard in southern and central Iran on Monday (July 20) night and early Tuesday (July 21), Iranian media reported, as U.S. 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 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 also activated in the nuclear power plant in the southern port city of Bushehr, Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Monday night.
Early Tuesday, Mehr reported that explosions were heard in central Iran's Isfahan.
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."
Over the past week, the United States has launched multiple strikes on Iran, saying they were aimed at "degrading Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping."
Iran has responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting U.S. military bases and facilities in regional countries, including Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan.
On Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared a "full-scale war" with the United States, though Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran had received mediation proposals and keeps its diplomatic channels open.
(Source: Xinhua)
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