Iran regional confrontation

Four killed near Ahvaz in US missile strike, Iranian officials say

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Outskirts of Ahvaz, Khuzestan
Actors
United States · Iran
Importance
Major

Khuzestan’s deputy governor said four people were killed and five wounded when US missiles struck the outskirts of Ahvaz, as Iranian media also reported a separate US strike near Nain with no fatalities.

Valiollah Hayati (Khuzestan security deputy) is cited by IRNA English and Press TV for the Ahvaz casualty figures. IRNA separately said a US airstrike near Nain in Isfahan province caused no fatalities. Casualty claims are attributed to Iranian officials; independent verification of counts was not available in the sources used.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Four Iranians martyred, five wounded in US missile aggression on Ahvaz, Iran says death toll from US strikes rises to 55

Official Iranian casualty figures for Ahvaz; open independent BDA not established in sources used.