The railway line to the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas was bombed, according to a flash report. The same report states that the United States is disconnecting southern Iran, though no further details on the extent of damage, casualties, or the source of the attack are available. The bombing follows a series of unverified accounts of strikes on Iranian infrastructure tonight.
At 23:56 Jerusalem tonight, a new flash report received by The Zioneer stated that the railway line to the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas was bombed, and that the United States is “disconnecting” southern Iran. This follows earlier reports today, at 03:50 Jerusalem, in which Iranian sources confirmed that the railway line was targeted and that a train station in the city was attacked, leaving two people wounded. The new report adds an allegation of a broader US campaign to isolate the region, though the phrase “disconnecting” remains undefined.
The thread of earlier reports today (Thu 03:50 Jerusalem) began with unverified accounts of US missiles striking several sites in Bandar Abbas, with no casualties initially reported. Within the same hour, reports emerged of strikes on a communications tower, multiple railway tracks, a bridge, and a railway junction. By 03:50, Iranian sources confirmed the railway line was targeted, and the train station attack with two wounded was reported. The source quality evolved from unverified social media footage and analyst posts to Iranian media and Israeli news outlets citing Iranian sources.
Background: The Zioneer has reported on a series of US strikes on Iranian infrastructure. On Mon Jul 13, 00:42 Jerusalem, the US Army confirmed a new wave of strikes and the Bandar Abbas air base was bombed. Additional context includes reports of a major bridge bombed between Bandar Abbas and Lar, halting traffic, and power outages in the city during earlier waves.
What remains open: The extent of damage to the railway line, whether there are additional casualties beyond the two wounded, and the precise meaning of “disconnecting” southern Iran. The source of the attack is not officially confirmed, though reports attribute it to the US. The new flash report has not been independently verified.
13 developments
- ConfirmedUS strikes near Minab, southern Iran injure 2 civilians
- StrongOvernight: Power outages reported in Bandar Abbas, additional footage of US strikes on Iran
- StrongUS airstrike hits communications regulator building in Bandar Abbas
- StrongIranian media report two wounded in US strikes in Kerman, communications building damaged
Source and signal
- Internal intake