The US reportedly struck five to six bridges in Hormozgan province to cut off access to Bandar Abbas and the coast, destroyed the Chabahar maritime control tower again, hit a train station west of Bandar Abbas, and struck the civilian airport in Iranshahr, according to reports.
The latest report on the overnight US strikes in Iran details a set of targets that appear aimed at disrupting Iranian logistics and coastal access. According to the report, the US struck five to six bridges in Hormozgan province, intended to cut off access to Bandar Abbas and the Iranian coast. The Chabahar maritime control tower was struck again and destroyed, after being previously hit in earlier raids. A train station west of Bandar Abbas was also hit, and the civilian airport at Iranshahr in Sistan and Baluchestan province was struck.
The strike on Iranshahr airport was reported earlier Friday, with Iranian state television confirming a power outage at the facility. The Chabahar tower was previously reported damaged in a US strike on July 9, though that strike was later clarified as hitting the port observation tower, not the airport control tower. The new report indicates the tower was destroyed in this latest wave.
The US has been conducting strikes against Iranian military and infrastructure targets for several nights, with CENTCOM describing the operations as degrading Iran's ability to project power. The targeting of bridges and a train station suggests a broader effort to disrupt movement and logistics along Iran's southern coast.
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- StrongIranian sources confirm halt to traffic after bridge strike
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