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An Iranian source told me the heavy gunfire heard near Bandar Abbas erupted after the IRGC targeted a vessel at sea, followed by U.S. fighter jets striking IRGC naval boats in the Gulf. According to the source, several IRGC Navy personnel were killed in the attack. “The situation is still unfolding,” the source said.


BREAKING | Watching unconfirmed reports of explosion sounds around Bandar Abbas, with similar accounts near Sirik and Jask. Single Telegram channel so far, no primary source, and the wording closely tracks the early-May incidents in the same area. Not calling it until Tasnim, IRNA or credible OSINT back it. Will update.



BREAKING | Iran’s position on shipping out its highly-enriched uranium has evolved, while Iran is willing to send its high-enriched uranium (HEU) outside the country, Iran will only do so to China and is looking for an assurance of support from Beijing in exchange for agreeing to any final agreement with Washington. This was reported by Al Hadath citing anonymous sources. Iranian officials have been saying since the last few days, as opposed to now, that they were told by the Supreme Leader to keep the near-weapon grade HEU within Iran. While both statements cannot completely be true at the same time; this difference provides the basis for the story. The “what happens to the uranium” issue remains unsettled inside the Iranian system, not merely between the U.S. and Iran. While China’s willingness to take possession of the HEU (or down-blend it into lower enrichment material), approximately 440 kilograms at 60% has been communicated for weeks, the shift is reportedly Iran has made accepting Chinese custody of the stockpile the only condition acceptable to Iran versus one of multiple options.















