TEHRAN, July 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. projectiles on Thursday evening hit areas near Qeshm County and the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran's Hormozgan province, Iranian media reported.
A U.S. projectile struck the vicinity of Qeshm County at 6:10 p.m. local time (1440 GMT), the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, adding that further details will be released after preliminary investigations.
Meanwhile, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported U.S. strikes near Bandar Abbas at 6:20 p.m. and 6:40 p.m. local time on Thursday, quoting provincial authorities as saying that the attacks caused no casualties or material damage.
Also on Thursday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned U.S. "aggressive" attacks on Iran, following Washington's decision to resume its naval blockade over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
The ministry listed some of the targeted places as a barracks in Bampur County in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, where seven soldiers were killed, a wheat storage facility in Hoveyzeh County in southwestern Khuzestan province, and a mineral water production company in Dehloran County in western Ilam province.
The ministry vowed to use all capabilities to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, urging regional states to prevent the United States from using their territories or facilities for "aggressive" acts.
Separately, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Thursday condemned a U.S. strike near Shahid Baqaei Hospital, a children's cancer treatment center, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz on Wednesday night.
"This barbaric attack, reminiscent of Israel's atrocities against healthcare facilities, caused severe suffering and anxiety upon the hospitalized children, and forced the emergency evacuation of 211 patients undergoing chemotherapy," Baghaei wrote on social media platform X.
The developments came amid days of clashes between Iran and the United States despite a U.S.-Iran peace memorandum of understanding signed in mid-June, under which the two sides were expected to begin negotiations within 60 days toward a final agreement. ■
