Footage released by Abu Saleh's Arabic Desk shows a bridge in the Kahuristan area near Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, completely collapsed following an attack. The bridge was reportedly struck earlier tonight, as The Zioneer reported at 23:30.
Footage released by Abu Saleh's Arabic Desk, obtained around 00:25 Friday, shows the complete collapse of a bridge in the Kahuristan area near Bandar Abbas, southern Iran. This confirms the strike reported just before 23:30 Thursday night, when The Zioneer reported that a bridge between Bandar Abbas and Lar had been bombed, halting all traffic. The footage provides visual confirmation of the structural damage from that strike.
The strike on the Bandar Abbas-Lar bridge was first reported at 23:30 by the same source, following a series of reports on bridge strikes in southern Iran. At 23:31 Thursday, the Iranian Fars news agency, cited by N12, claimed the US military struck a bridge in Bandar Khamir near Qeshm Island. Simultaneously, security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported one killed in a strike on a bridge in the same area. At 23:31, a separate report detailed a missile strike on a bridge in Kohgiluyeh province, killing a fuel tanker driver and causing a partial collapse. The corroboration of these strikes evolved from a single source (Fars) to multiple sources, including Israeli media and security analysts, and now includes visual confirmation of the Bandar Abbas-Lar bridge collapse.
The strikes are part of a broader campaign targeting infrastructure in southern Iran. As The Zioneer reported at 23:30, a second major bridge was bombed between Bandar Abbas and Lar. The Zioneer also reported at 23:47 that a missile strike on a bridge in Kohgiluyeh province killed a driver and caused a partial collapse. The US Air Force has been reported striking bridges, according to Abu Saleh's Arabic Desk, as The Zioneer noted at 00:24 Friday.
The identity of the attacker in the Kahuristan bridge strike has not been officially confirmed. No casualties have been reported from this collapse. The full extent of damage to the other bridges targeted overnight remains unverified.
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- DevelopingReport: Another major bridge bombed between Bandar Abbas and Lar, traffic halted
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