Explosions have been heard in various parts of Iran, according to semi-official state media, while military officials in the United States have denied any involvement in new attacks.Multiple blasts were heard late on Thursday in areas around Bushehr – home to one of Iran’s nuclear plants – and the nearby city of Choghadak, Mehr News Agency reported.Three more explosions were heard in the southern city of Konarak, it added.Shortly afterwards, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) told Al Jazeera that the US military had not carried out any strikes in Iran in the past few hours.The US and Iran have been trading attacks since Tuesday, with Tehran additionally hitting military sites across the Gulf, including in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, further straining the fragile ceasefire deal agreed in mid-June.Mehr did not provide further details on the cause of the blasts, damage or casualties. The agency also denied an earlier report of an explosion in the southern city of Bandar Abbas.Bushehr’s deputy governor for political and security affairs, Ehsan Jahanian, told state media outlet IRNA that the blast in the city was caused by air defence systems.Jahanian added that a military headquarters on the outskirts of Bushehr was struck by what he described as a projectile.War ‘not over’Soon after the reports from Iran, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu said he had a phone call with US President Donald Trump “during which they agreed to continue coordination between the countries across various arenas,” accordin …
