Unverified reports indicate the United States struck the port of Chabahar in southeastern Iran overnight. The extent of damage and casualties is not yet known. The report follows a wave of US strikes on the same city reported earlier tonight.
Unverified reports indicate that the United States struck the port of Chabahar in southeastern Iran overnight, in what appears to be a further escalation of the night's campaign. The reports come hours after a second wave of US strikes on the city at 01:44 Jerusalem, which targeted police stations and other facilities, and follow an initial wave of strikes launched at 22:08 Jerusalem on Wednesday evening.
The first wave of strikes Wednesday evening, confirmed by US Central Command, targeted military assets threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Unverified reports from that wave indicated explosions in Ahvaz and Chabahar. At 01:44 Jerusalem, the US military announced a second wave, with unverified reports of strikes on police stations and Coast Guard facilities in Chabahar. The port strike, reported in the early hours of Thursday, remains unverified and it is unclear whether it is a separate third wave or an extension of the second.
The United States has been conducting a sustained campaign of airstrikes on Iranian coastal targets over recent nights, focusing on the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. As The Zioneer reported, Chabahar has been hit multiple times, including a strike on its observation tower in early July and strikes on the Imam Ali base and Shahid Kalantari port on July 13.
No official confirmation has been released by US or Iranian authorities. The port strike reports remain unverified. The extent of damage and casualties is not yet known.
8 developments
- DevelopingUnverified footage released of this morning's strikes in Iran's Chabahar
- StrongSecurity analyst shares footage of strike at Iran's Jask port
- ConfirmedIranian media report US strikes on Imam Ali base, Shahid Kalantari port in Chabahar
- DevelopingOvernight: Footage emerges of US strike in Konarak, southern Iran
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