Iranian authorities have released images of the Shahid Mirzaei tunnel being repaired, following damage from US strikes, according to reports. The images are now being revealed to the public.
On Saturday at 14:31 Jerusalem, Iranian authorities released official images of the Shahid Mirzaei tunnel in Bandar Abbas, showing repair work underway after it was damaged by US strikes. The state-released footage supplements earlier unofficial documentation: earlier today at 10:28 Jerusalem, Iran's Tasnim news agency first reported that US strikes had hit road tunnels at the port entrance and exit. Within minutes, new footage emerged showing the damage and Iranian workers already attempting to restore the tunnel, as The Zioneer reported at the same hour.
The official images mark the first time Iranian authorities have themselves provided visual evidence of the repair effort, lending state backing to the earlier reports. The tunnel is one of several infrastructure targets struck in the ongoing US operations against Iranian military infrastructure. As The Zioneer reported on July 14, Iranian state media had announced the repair of a railway bridge damaged in earlier strikes, with freight trains resuming operation. On July 2, satellite imagery showed tunnel entrances at the Isfahan nuclear site still blocked nearly a year after strikes. And on July 10, CNN reported that Iran was rebuilding damaged nuclear sites, according to a report cited by The Zioneer.
The extent of the damage to the Shahid Mirzaei tunnel and the timeline for full restoration remain unclear. It is not yet known whether the tunnel has regained full operational capacity.
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