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A U.S. projectile struck the area surrounding Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Thursday, Iranian officials said. The widening conflict between Washington and Tehran also saw Jordan intercept Iranian missiles that breached its airspace and Kuwait report its first injury from the exchange of fire.
Ehsan Jahangirian, Bushehr province's deputy governor for political, security and social affairs, told Iran's state news agency IRNA that continuing U.S. attacks had hit several locations in the province around midday, including the perimeter area of the Bushehr nuclear plant, a military site near Choghadak, and a fishing pier in Asaluyeh county.
He said fishing boats belonging to local residents caught fire in the strike on the pier, and that no casualties had been reported so far from the strikes in Bushehr province.
Emergency response teams were dispatched to the affected areas to assess damage, he said.
Fars News Agency reported that two explosions were heard in parts of Bushehr a short time before the strikes were confirmed, with the exact location not immediately disclosed.
The agency stated that despite reports circulating that enemy projectiles had directly struck the Bushehr nuclear plant, the province's governor denied those claims. Separately, ISNA reported the deputy governor's account of a perimeter strike, characterizing it as part of an ongoing series of attacks that violate the ceasefire memorandum.
Opened in 2011, the Bushehr plant is Iran's first nuclear power station and operates on uranium produced in Russia. The facility was previously targeted by U.S.-Israeli strikes in March, prompting the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to warn that continued attacks on the site could risk a major radiological accident.
Unlike the Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan nuclear sites, which were struck by U.S. B-2 bombers earlier in the conflict, Bushehr's core infrastructure had not been hit prior to this incident, and Russian technical personnel have remained stationed at the facility.
Explosions were also heard in coastal areas near Iran’s southern city of Bandar Abbas, with the blasts audible in parts of the city, Iranian Mehr News Agency reported.
Several explosions were reported around 2 pm local time (1030GMT) in coastal areas of Bandar Abbas County. Field reports indicated that the sounds mainly originated from southern coastal and maritime areas, as well as western parts of the city, the agency reported.
The explosions were likely linked to exchanges of fire in parts of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, it added.
Some sources also reported air defense activity in parts of Bandar Abbas, possibly in response to hostile targets, according to the agency.
The strikes on Bushehr were part of a broader wave of U.S. attacks that U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated hit approximately 90 Iranian military targets. The targeted sites included air defenses, drone and missile storage facilities, naval assets, and coastal logistics infrastructure.
Across five provinces, Iran's Health Ministry reported that 14 people were killed and 78 injured during the past two days of strikes.
Meanwhile, Iran's Fars News Agency reported that one of two railway bridges struck by U.S. forces was the Aq Taqeh Khan bridge in the northern Golestan province. Fars described the route, which passes through Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, as a vital land link to China that gained heightened importance during the U.S. blockade of Iran's Gulf ports earlier this year.
The news agency added that Russia has also used this specific route for cargo shipments to Iran since late 2025, noting that repairs to the bridge are expected to be completed quickly.
Air raid sirens sounded across Jordan on Thursday after Iranian missiles breached the country's airspace, according to Jordanian authorities and an Agence France-Presse (AFP) correspondent in Amman.
Government spokesman Mohammad Al-Momani said all the missiles were "intercepted and dealt with," writing on X that "the valiant Jordanian Armed Forces are on high alert, ready to address any threat facing the Kingdom, and are deploying all their efforts to safeguard the nation's security and the safety of its citizens."
State broadcaster Al-Mamlaka said alarm sirens sounded in Jordan "to alert citizens and urge them to follow instructions."
The U.S. Embassy in Jordan issued a shelter-in-place order following reports of missiles, drones, or rockets in Jordanian airspace. The embassy instructed residents to seek overhead cover, shelter in place immediately, remain indoors, and monitor local announcements and alerts.
The alert followed similar drone and missile attacks Iran said it carried out against U.S.-linked sites in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar overnight.
Jordan's Armed Forces said that 8 "missiles launched from Iran toward Jordanian territory" were intercepted, with debris falling to the ground but no casualties or material damage reported.
"We remain at the highest level of readiness to protect Jordanian airspace and defend the Kingdom's sovereignty and territorial integrity," the military said in its statement.
Kuwait's army said its air defenses shot down incoming drones and missiles Thursday morning, intercepting at least three ballistic missiles, one cruise missile and 10 drones.
"This resulted in material damage due to the fall of debris in several locations across the country, in addition to one human injury, where the injured person is receiving the necessary medical care, and their condition is stable," the Kuwait Army said in a statement.
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