Iran's Tasnim news agency reports that the US strike on Chabahar port struck the maritime traffic control center building, causing damage but no casualties or equipment loss. The two main ports of the city continue operating normally, according to the report.
Iran's state-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported Wednesday morning that the US strike on Chabahar port struck the maritime traffic control center building, causing structural damage but no casualties or equipment loss. The agency added that the city's two main ports—Shahid Beheshti and Shahid Kalantari—continue to operate normally, and the civilian maritime control tower remains active for search and rescue and trade security.
This report is the latest in a sequence of accounts that began at 00:18 Jerusalem, when initial reports of explosions in Chabahar emerged. Shortly after, reports attributed the explosions to American airstrikes, and then specifically claimed the US struck the civilian maritime control tower for the second time. IRGC-aligned channels later released footage purportedly showing the attack on the tower. The Tasnim account appears to downplay the extent of damage, consistent with a pattern of Iranian state media claims that US strikes on coastal infrastructure have caused limited harm—as The Zioneer previously reported, for example, following a strike on July 9 that reportedly hit the port's observation tower, and earlier claims by Mehr news agency that no damage was caused to the port on Sirik Island.
The claims remain unverified by independent sources, and the exact impact on port operations remains unclear. The civilian maritime control tower is used to monitor vessel traffic to and from the Strait of Hormuz, as The Zioneer has reported in earlier coverage of the Chabahar strikes.
5 developments
- ConfirmedOvernight US strike hit Chabahar port observation tower, not airport control tower — report
- StrongIranian news agency claims US strike did not damage Sirik Island port
- DevelopingPower outages reported in Iranian port city of Chabahar
- ConfirmedIran's Mehr news agency: US strikes did not damage Bushehr nuclear power plant
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