Khuzestan Governorate: Projectiles Hit Abadan; Explosions Heard in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm

According to published reports, on Monday, July 13, Abadan County was struck by projectiles, and at the same time there were reports of several explosions being heard in Qeshm and Bandar Abbas. These developments were reported in a context in which coverage referred to the continuation of exchanges of fire between Iran and the United States in recent hours and the ceasefire between the two sides entering its ninety-seventh day. The texts also stated that Kuwait announced three of its border facilities and one offshore drilling platform had been targeted.

• Khuzestan’s deputy governor for security and law enforcement affairs, Valiollah Hayati, said that at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, July 13, three locations in Abadan County were struck.
• Fars reported that these strikes were attributed to “American enemy projectiles.”
• IRNA also reported, citing Valiollah Hayati, that the attacks took place at 1:45 p.m. in Abadan and that three locations in the county were hit.
• Akharin Khabar likewise cited the same time, 1:45 p.m. on Monday, July 13, for the strike in Abadan.
• In Fars’ coverage, it was stated that by the time the news was published, 2 people had been injured as a result of these strikes.
• IRNA reported “the sound of several explosions” in Qeshm and Bandar Abbas.
• Tasnim’s headline also referred to explosions being heard in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm.
• Tasnim wrote that the ceasefire between Iran and the United States had entered its ninety-seventh day while exchanges of fire between the two sides continued in recent hours.
• The same Tasnim report added that Kuwait had announced three of its border facilities and one offshore drilling platform had been targeted.
• In the coverage, Abadan was identified as the site of a direct strike, but regarding Qeshm and Bandar Abbas, only the sound of explosions was reported and no further details were provided.. Coverage difference: The three outlets Fars, IRNA, and Akharin Khabar focused on the incident in Abadan and its exact timing, but Fars was the only source to mention initial casualties, giving the figure as “2 people.” In addition to referring to Abadan and the sounds of explosions in Qeshm and Bandar Abbas, Tasnim highlighted the broader context of the continued exchange of fire and the ninety-seventh day of the ceasefire, and also added the report related to Kuwait. Overall, the accounts are aligned on the core incident in Abadan, but they differ in the details of the consequences and the geographic scope of the events.