US Strikes Targets on Iran’s Qeshm Island, No Damage to Vital Infrastructure: Official

TEHRAN (Terror Monitor) — The United States struck several locations on Iran’s Qeshm Island near the strategic Strait of Hormuz late Sunday, an Iranian provincial official said on Monday, adding that the attacks caused no damage to residential areas, commercial facilities or vital infrastructure.

Ahmad Nafisi, deputy governor of Iran’s southern Hormozgan province for political, security and social affairs, said the sites targeted by the US military were located outside residential and commercial areas.

According to the official, no damage was reported to essential services or critical infrastructure on the island.

Nafisi said the situation on Qeshm remained under control, while emergency response teams, public service departments and administrative agencies had been placed on full alert.

He did not identify the locations struck or provide details about possible casualties.

The statement came several hours after residents reported multiple explosions on Qeshm Island and in the coastal city of Bandar Abbas on Sunday night, raising fresh concerns about the possibility of renewed military escalation between Washington and Tehran.

Explosions reported in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm

Iranian state-affiliated media outlets initially reported several explosions in southern parts of the country, including Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island.

The semi-official Fars News Agency, which is considered close to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), cited local sources as saying that the explosions may have been caused by warning shots fired at vessels suspected of crossing the Strait of Hormuz without authorisation.

Fars said no official explanation had initially been issued regarding the cause of the explosions.

Residents of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm separately reported hearing at least four loud explosions through messages sent to the Wahid Online channel. Some residents also described feeling powerful vibrations following the blasts.

One resident claimed that an air defence system in the Nariman area of Qeshm Island had been targeted. However, this claim was not independently verified.

The Tasnim News Agency, another outlet considered close to the IRGC, reported explosions in the city of Sirik and cited sources confirming an attack on Qeshm Island. It attributed sounds heard in other locations to operations by Iranian military forces.

Iranian state television, meanwhile, offered a different explanation, saying the explosions were linked to warning fire directed at vessels allegedly attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz without permission.

In a subsequent report, Tasnim said Bandar Abbas and Sirik had not themselves been struck and attributed the sounds heard there to Iranian security operations in the waterway.

Previous US strikes on Qeshm Island

The latest reported attack comes after the United States previously acknowledged conducting limited military strikes on Qeshm Island.

On November 2, two US officials told ABC News that American forces had carried out defensive airstrikes against Iranian positions on the island.

One US official said the operation was conducted in response to Iranian forces firing at an American aircraft. The strikes reportedly targeted an Iranian missile-launch system and were described as limited in scope rather than a resumption of large-scale combat operations.

The Associated Press has also reported on the broader US military campaign against Iranian targets and the continuing diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation.

Strategic importance of Qeshm Island

Qeshm is Iran's largest island and lies in the Persian Gulf near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important maritime routes for international oil and gas shipments.

The island's proximity to Bandar Abbas, a major Iranian port and naval centre, makes it strategically important amid the continuing confrontation between Iran and the United States.

The latest developments have unfolded as diplomatic efforts intensify to prevent a renewed escalation of the conflict. Washington and Tehran remain at odds over maritime security, restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear programme.

Despite the Iranian official's assurance that the latest strikes caused no damage to vital infrastructure, the targeting of locations on Qeshm underscores the continuing military tensions around the strategically important waterway.