Explosions reported in southern Iran, according to state-run media

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By CNN

Published July 11, 2026 7:02 pm

By Eyad Kourdi and Mitchell McCluskey

Explosions were reported in the southern Iranian cities of Bushehr and Asaluyeh in the early hours of Sunday, according to Iran’s state-run Press TV.

The reports come as the US says it targeted Iran after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces struck a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

The IRGC claimed that the vessel had been crossing the strait through an unauthorized route.

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