The Zioneer reports that the control tower struck by the US overnight in Chabahar, southern Iran, is the airport control tower, refining the earlier description of a marine control tower. The structure was among the targets hit in the broader US operation against Iranian military infrastructure.
The Zioneer now reports that the target of the overnight US strike on Chabahar is the airport's control tower, refining the earlier identification of a marine control tower. The updated report, at 08:20 Jerusalem this morning, corrects the description published at 05:58 Jerusalem, which described the structure as a marine control tower on the Iranian side of the Gulf of Oman.
The overnight strike is part of a broader US Central Command operation that began with the first reports at 00:50 Jerusalem on Wednesday, when CENTCOM confirmed strikes on over 80 targets in retaliation for Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, Iranian state media published images of a damaged observation tower in the Chabahar area. The Zioneer then published visual evidence of a destroyed marine control tower at 05:58 Jerusalem this morning, before the current refinement. The source quality evolved from a single-source report to official CENTCOM confirmation and then to visual confirmation.
The Zioneer has also reported on strikes in Bushehr and Zahedan. Abu Ali Express listed multiple locations hit, including Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Kish, and Bandar Lengeh. A source familiar with the details told i24NEWS that the strikes hit newly built Iranian targets, including surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, and drone storage facilities. The operation was described by CENTCOM as a direct response to the Hormuz tanker attacks.
It remains unconfirmed whether the Chabahar airport control tower was completely destroyed or partially damaged, and the full operational impact of the overnight strikes is still being assessed.
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