According to the Arabic-language analyst Abu Saleh, the maritime control tower at Iran's strategic Chabahar port has fallen. The cause of the collapse is not specified in the report.
The Arabic-language analyst Abu Saleh reported this morning that the maritime control tower at Iran's strategic Chabahar port has collapsed, sharing a video described as the moment of the fall. The report, posted via his Arabic Desk channel, does not specify the cause of the collapse. It arrives as a further corroboration from a different regional source, following earlier Friday reports from Iranian state media and US confirmation of a strike on the port's control tower.
At 06:08 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported explosions in Chabahar, citing unverified social media accounts. Within minutes, journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) released footage of the strikes. By 06:08, Iranian sources reported seven killed in the strikes. Also at 06:08, Iran reported that the port's observation tower had collapsed, and The Zioneer confirmed that the collapsed structure was the control tower, struck by a US strike. Abu Saleh's latest post now adds another source to the same event.
The Zioneer has previously reported on damage to Chabahar port infrastructure. On July 9, a US strike hit the port's observation tower, which monitors vessel traffic to the Strait of Hormuz. On July 15, Abu Saleh described the port as 'turned to dust' amid a broader campaign of strikes on Iranian infrastructure. The port is a key economic hub on the Gulf of Oman and a critical node on the prospective Silk Road route.
The cause of the collapse remains unspecified—whether from a strike or structural failure. Iranian authorities have not issued an official statement on this latest report, and the Abu Saleh channel, while increasingly cited, remains a single-source report pending independent verification.
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