Third Day of Conflict: "Serial Explosions Reported Across Iran," Israel Warns of "Readiness to Resume Operations"

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Iranian media reported that projectiles from the United States and Israel have struck southern Iran. Israel has also warned that it is prepared for further military operations against Iran, signaling an escalation in the conflict.

Here is a report from Washington correspondent Lee Hanseok.

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Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported that a military base on the outskirts of the Bushehr region in southern Iran was hit by projectiles fired by the U.S. and Israel.

Additionally, Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency reported on July 9 (local time) that a series of explosions were also reported in coastal cities across southern and southeastern Iran.

In particular, six powerful explosions were heard in and around Bushehr, home to Iran's only commercial nuclear power plant. Explosions also occurred in Konarak in the southeast and Bandar Abbas, the gateway to the Strait of Hormuz.

Previously, Iran attacked a merchant vessel that attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz outside of designated routes, and the U.S. launched airstrikes on various locations in Iran in response.

Iran has expanded its retaliatory attacks, targeting U.S. military bases in the Gulf region—including those in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar—and firing 10 ballistic missiles at a U.S. military base in Jordan.

As the risk of an all-out war between the U.S. and Iran rises, Israel is once again pointing its sword toward Iran.

Israel emphasized that it is prepared to carry out a third independent airstrike at any time if necessary to regain air superiority and eliminate threats.

[Benjamin Netanyahu / Israeli Prime Minister: The war is not over yet. New challenges are emerging in addition to the existing ones.]

The New York Times pointed out that as the U.S. engages in an armed standoff with Iran over the attack on a merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, both sides appear to be trapped in a vicious cycle of violence.

(Video reporting: Park Eun-ha, Video editing: Jung Sung-hoon)
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