The operation is to prevent Iran from using ground routes to transport weapons and other materials, US says.

Iranian state media report blasts on Qeshm Island in Strait of Hormuz and the cities of Jask, Sirik and Bandar Abbas.

Marina Makarova, a leading specialist at the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, stated that a cyclone moving across the Kuril Islands is linked to deteriorating weather. She reported that gusts up to 35 m/s are expected in the region on November 8.

According to Kazem Jalali, the final capacity can reach 110 bln cubic meters