Explosions were heard in several areas across Iran, including the port city of Bandar Abbas and the southern cities of Ahvaz and Chabahar, late Wednesday evening local time, the country’s media outlets reported.
Families and patients at Shahid Baghaei Hospital, a facility in Ahvaz in southwestern Iran that specializes in the care and treatment of children with cancer, were temporarily evacuated from the building after a projectile from a US strike landed nearby, state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported.
One hospital staff member told IRIB that families carried their children out of the building in any way they could.
“These are vulnerable patients, many already in critical condition,” said the healthcare worker whom IRIB did not name. “Unfortunately, the bombardment nearby was so intense that even patients who depended on oxygen, ventilators, and other life-support equipment were affected. The blast waves were very powerful, and the windows shook violently.”
The hospital’s director said 211 patients had to be relocated, according to state news agency IRNA.
Valiollah Hayati, deputy governor for security and law enforcement of Khuzestan Province, reported that a strike caused damage to nearby homes and shattered the windows of some housing units, according to IRIB.
The reports follow US Central Command’s announcement of a new round of airstrikes against Iran.
