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Urgent: Hengam Island in southern Iran struck by US shells — Mehr News Agency

Urgent: Hengam Island in southern Iran struck by US shells — Mehr News Agency

Published on: 2026-07-15

Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation

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Tehran, July 15 /Xinhua/ — Hengam Island, located about 2 km south of the much larger Qeshm Island and administratively part of Hormozgan Province in southern Iran, was struck by US shells on Wednesday evening. This was reported by the semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr.

According to the agency, the explosion was also heard on the island of Qeshm, but the initial investigation showed that Qeshm was not shelled. –0–

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