1 killed, 2 wounded in latest attacks on S. Iran -- media-Xinhua

1 killed, 2 wounded in latest attacks on S. Iran -- media

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-07-13 02:40:00

TEHRAN, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Several regions in southern Iran's Hormozgan province were attacked on Sunday evening, with one person killed and two others wounded on Farur Island, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

Citing an informed source, Tasnim identified the victim as Nouh Mahdavi, a director of the province's telecommunications company, who was killed while on duty.

According to the source, the two wounded were Mahdavi's colleagues.

Earlier, the semi-official Fars news agency reported that explosions were heard Sunday evening in the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, both in Hormozgan.

The explosion sounds came from east of Bandar Abbas and Mesen village south of Qeshm Island, it added.

Meanwhile, Iran's official news agency IRNA cited Qeshm Governor Hossein Amir-Teymouri as saying that 10 to 11 "enemy" projectiles had hit the island.

Amir-Teymouri added that only military targets had been struck, with no casualties caused, IRNA reported.