New footage published Saturday evening appears to show two bridges destroyed in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, according to reports. The footage is accompanied by an assessment that the US is attempting to isolate Bandar Abbas from supply routes within Iran, possibly ahead of a broader military move.
New footage published at 21:15 Jerusalem this evening shows two bridges destroyed in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, according to unverified reports. The text accompanying the footage claims the US is seeking to isolate the city from supplies coming from within Iran, possibly ahead of a broader move. This assessment echoes a report earlier Saturday at 12:27 Jerusalem, as The Zioneer reported, that the US campaign targets transportation arteries to the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to cut off supply routes to the south.
The first reports of strikes on bridges in Hormozgan province emerged overnight at 01:31 Jerusalem, with unverified claims that three bridges were hit. Within the same hour, further reports identified the Rudkhaneh Shur Bridge and the Minab–Rudan road bridge among the targets, and a strategic assessment by Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh (N13 / Army Radio) stated that the campaign is designed to isolate southern Iran and disrupt supplies to the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier Saturday at 09:18 Jerusalem, Yossi Eliezer shared footage of destruction in Bandar Abbas.
The Zioneer has documented the cumulative damage to infrastructure in the area. On Friday, a tanker traffic jam was reported near a previously struck bridge (15:28 Jerusalem), and a video description reported a bridge collapse after a missile strike (02:28 Jerusalem). Earlier Saturday, footage of damage to the Bandar Abbas–Shiraz bridge was published (07:56 Jerusalem). Background context includes power outages reported on July 8 and a damaged telecom tower on July 15.
The new footage, from a single source, remains unconfirmed by official sources. The exact number of bridges destroyed and the operational status of the port remain unclear.
8 developments
- StrongYair Goldblatt shares footage of damaged telecom tower in Bandar Abbas after US strikes
- DevelopingYair Goldblatt posts documentation from eastern Jordan
- StrongSecurity analyst: Bandar Abbas airport attacked and shut down, per Iranian sources
- StrongSecurity analyst Yair Goldblatt posts footage of bridge struck in attack
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