According to Iranian reports, the US military struck the Imam Ali base and the Shahid Kalantari customs and port area in the port city of Chabahar, southeastern Iran. The extent of damage and casualties is not yet known.
At 13:02 Jerusalem on Wednesday, Iranian media reported that U.S. forces struck the Imam Ali military base and the Shahid Kalantari customs and port area in the port city of Chabahar. This follows earlier reports from Wednesday morning (00:18 Jerusalem) that US strikes had hit a civilian maritime control tower at the same port, with Tasnim later reporting no casualties from that attack. The new targets appear to be distinct from the earlier focus on the control tower, indicating a widening of the reported target set in Chabahar.
The thread began with unverified reports of explosions in Chabahar attributed to American airstrikes (version 2, 00:18). A subsequent single-sourced report claimed the US struck the civilian maritime control tower for a second time (version 3, 00:18). The IRGC then released additional footage of the tower attack (version 4, 00:18), and Tasnim, a semi-official Iranian news agency, reported that the strike hit the maritime traffic control center with no casualties or equipment loss (version 5, 00:18). The reporting evolved from unverified claims to a more specific, semi-official account, though independent verification remains limited.
The Zioneer has reported extensively on the US campaign against Iran, which began in late June with strikes on naval facilities and expanded to include air defenses, missile storage, and economic infrastructure. The Pentagon confirmed hitting more than 90 targets in a single night of operations (The Zioneer, July 9). Strikes have been reported in Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, and Ahvaz, and Al-Mayadeen reported that the target set has expanded to include economic infrastructure. Chabahar, a strategic port on the Gulf of Oman, has been a key node for Iranian trade bypassing sanctions.
The extent of damage and casualties from the strikes on the Imam Ali base and Shahid Kalantari port is not yet confirmed. The reports are unverified, and it is unclear if these strikes are additional to the earlier control tower attack or represent a separate wave of operations. The IRGC footage from the earlier attack has not been independently verified, and Tasnim's account of no casualties from that strike does not cover the new targets.
6 developments
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- StrongExplosions reported in Iran's Chabahar as US fighter jets fly over Iraq
- DevelopingUS Air Force reportedly strikes air force base in Bushehr province, Iran
- StrongShrapnel from Chabahar attack reportedly strikes Imam Ali Hospital
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