The United States carried out its 13th consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran, hitting the usual coastal targets near the Strait of Hormuz — including Bandar Abbas and the port of Jask — while expanding strikes to Khorramabad and the provinces of Isfahan, Yazd, and Fars, Iranian media reported. Air defense systems were activated in Tehran, and several casualties were reported.
The 13th consecutive night of US airstrikes on Iran expanded from the Strait of Hormuz into new inland provinces, with air defenses activated in Tehran, according to reports that consolidated early Friday morning. Strikes hit the usual coastal targets — Bandar Abbas and the port of Jask — as well as Khorramabad and the provinces of Isfahan, Yazd, and Fars, Iranian media reported. The activation of air defenses in the capital, which had been relatively quiet in previous nights, signals that the campaign is pushing deeper into Iranian territory.
Reports of the night’s activity emerged in rapid succession beginning at 02:15 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer first reported that the 13th wave had started, targeting Iranian military command centers, UAV storage sites, and communication networks. Within minutes, additional reports indicated strikes on IRGC bases in Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, and Qeshm Island, with B-1 bombers involved. By the same hour, the strikes had expanded to Khorramabad and three additional provinces, and Tehran’s air defenses were activated — a marked escalation from the coastal focus of earlier nights. The sequence of reports reflected a rapid widening of the target set from the Strait of Hormuz to inland areas, corroborated by a CENTCOM statement confirming the 13th straight night of operations.
The US campaign, now in its 13th day, has systematically targeted Iranian military infrastructure along the strategic waterway, as The Zioneer reported in earlier analyses of the eighth night of strikes. The expansion to new provinces suggests a broadening of operational objectives beyond the coastal areas that have been the focus of previous nights. CENTCOM has stated that the Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial shipping and that over 50,000 US troops are deployed across the Middle East.
Several details remain unconfirmed. The number of casualties from the night’s strikes is still unclear, as is the extent of damage to the newly targeted sites. Iran’s claim that it shot down a US aircraft over Qeshm Island, reported earlier in the night, has not been independently verified. The full scope of the night’s operations and the status of any follow-up strikes have not been independently assessed.
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