DUBAI ¨C Iranian armed forces launched attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in Persian Gulf states on Thursday following U.S. strikes on Iran¡¯s southern coastal and eastern provinces, further eroding a 3-week-old ceasefire.
Iranian media later reported multiple explosions across southern Iran, including Bushehr, where one of the country¡¯s nuclear plants is located, along with ?Konarak, Choghadak and Bandar Abbas.
A U.S. official said there had been no American strikes in recent hours. The attacks came as Iran buried its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ?at a ?shrine in Mashhad, capping a week of funeral processions and rallies.
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