Tehran, July 9 -- The United States carried out airstrikes near Iran's only civilian nuclear power plant in the southern province of Bushehr on Thursday, July 9, according to Iranian state media, as hostilities between Washington and Tehran intensified.

Ehsan Jahanian, deputy governor of Bushehr province, said the attacks struck several locations, including the perimeter of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, a military base in Choghadak and a fishing pier in the south of the province.

He said there were no immediate reports of casualties.

State-run IRNA reported that the strikes took place around midday, several hours after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced another wave of military operations against Iran.

Residents of nearby C...