US Strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island Cause No Damage to Vital Infrastructure

TEHRAN, Nov 9 : Overnight US strikes on Iran’s strategic Qeshm Island caused no damage to residential or commercial areas or vital infrastructure, a senior Iranian provincial official said Monday.

Ahmad Nafisi, deputy governor of the southern Hormozgan province for political, security and social affairs, said the sites targeted in the overnight attacks were located away from populated areas, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency.

“The targeted sites were outside residential and commercial areas and public service infrastructure, and no damage was caused to the island's vital infrastructure or essential services,” Nafisi said.

He added that the situation on Qeshm Island remained under control, with emergency services, public utilities and administrative authorities continuing to operate on high alert.

Nafisi did not identify the locations that were struck or provide information on possible casualties.

The remarks followed reports of several explosions on Sunday evening in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas and nearby Qeshm Island.

Fars had initially reported, citing local sources, that the explosions may have been linked to warning shots fired at vessels suspected of violating navigation regulations in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian authorities did not immediately provide a detailed explanation for the blasts.

Qeshm Island, located near Bandar Abbas at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, occupies a strategically sensitive position along one of the world's most important shipping routes. A significant share of global oil exports passes through the narrow waterway.

The latest incidents come amid continuing tensions between Washington and Tehran over regional security and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, despite ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at easing the wider confrontation.