Iran says over 30 civilians were killed in recent attacks in the south

TEHRAN: Iranian authorities said on Wednesday that recent attacks in the country’s south killed more than 30 civilians, while separate strikes also hit military and other sites in different provinces.

Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani announced the civilian death toll in a post on X. She did not identify the exact locations of the attacks or give further details about the casualties.

Army barracks strike in southeast

Elsewhere, seven Iranian army personnel were killed and 13 were wounded after a missile strike early Wednesday hit a barracks in Bampur, in Sistan and Balochistan province, according to Iranian military statements and state media. The military described it as the first direct US attack on the Iranian army since the current conflict started.

State broadcaster IRIB reported that 13 missiles were fired by the US military at a residential area and an accommodation facility belonging to the ground forces barracks in Bampur. The Iranian army said the dead were members of the 388th Brigade. Several other troops were also hurt and were receiving treatment.

The military condemned the attack and said it would give what it called a decisive response to what it described as US aggression.

Bushehr strikes and wider tensions

In southwestern Iran, US strikes also hit three locations in the city of Bushehr on Wednesday morning, according to the province’s governor as cited by Fars News Agency. No injuries were reported there.

The latest developments came after US President Donald Trump said a day earlier that attacks on Iran would continue and become more intense in the coming days. He also warned that Washington would begin striking Iranian power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran returned to negotiations.

The latest escalation follows rising tensions between Washington and Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz. The two sides have continued exchanging attacks despite a Pakistan-mediated memorandum of understanding intended to end the conflict and move toward a lasting peace agreement.

Iran has also sent a letter to the United Nations accusing the United States of breaching the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.

Earlier waves of Israeli strikes that began on June 13, as well as joint US-Israeli attacks on Feb 28, had not directly targeted facilities of the Iranian army or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.