According to a report, US airstrikes on July 17–18 hit at least three major road bridges in Hormozgan Province, including the Rudkhaneh Shur Bridge and a bridge on the Minab–Rudan road, and also targeted alternative mud routes near Bandar Abbas. The strikes are the latest in a sustained campaign targeting Iranian infrastructure near the Strait of Hormuz. No independent confirmation or casualty figures are available.
At 08:58 Jerusalem, a report identified the Rudkhaneh Shur Bridge (Pol-e Shur) and a bridge on the Minab–Rudan road among at least three major road bridges hit in the overnight US strikes in Hormozgan province, as well as alternative mud routes near Bandar Abbas. The strikes are the latest in a campaign now in its eighth consecutive night.
The Zioneer first reported unverified claims of three bridges struck at 01:31 Jerusalem. By 01:39 Jerusalem, the Hormozgan provincial government confirmed that the Shahid Mirzaei tunnel was closed after being struck, along with the Pol-e Shur bridge and a bridge on the Minab–Rudan road, urging residents to avoid non-essential travel. The earlier report of three bridges has since been specified to include the Rudkhaneh Shur and Minab-Rudan bridges, with mud routes also targeted.
The campaign, which The Zioneer reported on Friday as targeting bridges connecting major ports near the Strait of Hormuz, is assessed as aiming to isolate the ports from the hinterland. An earlier report from ynet on Friday cited six bridges damaged and eight killed in the province.
No independent confirmation of the strikes or casualty figures is available. The full extent of damage remains unclear.
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