U.S. and Israeli airstrikes hit multiple facilities in southern and southwestern Iran on the 4th
¬ On April 4, the United States and Israel launched an aerial assault, striking multiple facilities in southern and southwestern Iran.
¬ U.S.-Israeli airstrike hits Iranian petrochemical facility; 5 dead, 170 injured
According to multiple Iranian media outlets, the facilities targeted by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes included nuclear power plants, cement factories, petrochemical centers, and border trade posts, resulting in at least two deaths and seven injuries.
The area surrounding the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran was struck by air raids. A security guard inside the facility was killed, though the nuclear plant infrastructure remained undamaged.
On the same day, the U.S. and Israel also attacked a trade post near the Iran-Iraq border, killing one person and injuring two others.
Additionally, a petrochemical center in southwestern Iran was bombed on April 4, leaving five people injured; it remains unclear whether any fatalities occurred.
A cement factory in southern Iran was also jointly attacked by the U.S. and Israel, but reports indicate that operations at the plant were not affected.
Ahmad Nafisi, deputy governor of Hormozgan Province in southern Iran, confirmed to Tasnim News Agency that the Bandar Khamir cement factory had been hit, though there were no casualties and the plant continued normal operations.
Furthermore, several Russian news agencies reported that on April 4, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom proceeded with its pre-planned evacuation of 198 employees from the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran. The plant reported on April 4 that one staff member had died after being struck by shrapnel from a projectile.
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Iran – A senior Iranian official announced on Saturday that Israeli and American airstrikes on a petrochemical facility in Iran's southwest resulted in 5 deaths and 170 injuries.
According to the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency (ISNA), Deputy Governor Valiollah Hayati of Khuzestan Province stated: "The American-Zionist enemy attacked companies located in the Mahshahr Petrochemical Economic Zone, causing five martyrs." Hayati did not disclose the identities of the deceased.
As reported by the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency (IRNA), Hayati also said another 170 people were injured in the attack but have already received treatment and do not require hospitalization.
Previously, when announcing this airstrike (also citing Iranian news agencies), Hayati explicitly pointed out that three companies in the region had been targeted.
Source: rfi
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