The United States struck targets in southern Iran overnight, including Sirik Island, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Hajjiabad, Qeshm Island, and Shadegan, according to Iranian sources. The US military said the strikes were aimed at Iranian capabilities near the Strait of Hormuz and were also a response to the killing of American soldiers in Jordan. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the deaths only strengthen US resolve. The scale was relatively limited compared to previous nights.
The United States carried out its eighth consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran, with the scale tonight described as relatively limited compared to previous nights. According to Iranian sources, the strikes hit the island of Sirik, the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Bandar Lengeh, Hajjiabad, Qeshm Island, and Shadegan in Khuzestan province. The US military stated that the operations were aimed at degrading Iranian capabilities near the strategic Strait of Hormuz and were also a direct response to the killing of three American soldiers in Jordan. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tweeted that the deaths of the soldiers only strengthen US resolve. The strikes mark the eighth night of a sustained US air campaign against Iranian military infrastructure, which began in late June. On Saturday night, US forces struck military targets in Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, and Yazd, as The Zioneer reported. The focus of the campaign has shifted over the past week, from initial targets along the Hormuz coast to deeper strikes in central Iran. Tonight's strikes were all in the south, except for Shadegan, which is near the Iraqi border, possibly indicating an effort to cut off access to the port of Mahshahr. The full extent of damage and casualties remains unclear.
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