A US official confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that American forces struck bridges during tonight's wave of attacks, specifically to cut supply lines to the port city of Bandar Abbas, which Iran uses to stage attacks on shipping.
A US official told the Wall Street Journal early Friday that American forces deliberately struck bridges during the overnight wave of attacks, aiming to sever supply routes to the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas. The official said the bridge attacks were intended, among other objectives, to cut off supplies that Iran uses to strike ships.
This confirmation follows a series of reports earlier tonight about bridge strikes in southern Iran. As The Zioneer reported at 00:38, security analyst Yair Goldblatt stated that all bridges connecting the port of Bandar Khomeini to Bandar Abbas had been attacked and disabled. Additional unverified reports indicated that another major bridge was bombed on the Bandar Abbas–Lar route, halting all traffic.
The US campaign against Iranian military infrastructure has been ongoing for weeks, with American officials consistently framing the operations as a response to Iranian attacks on shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The confirmed bridge strikes mark a tactical shift to interdict logistics rather than targeting only direct military assets.
The scope of damage to the bridges and the impact on Iranian supply lines remain unverified by independent sources. No further details on tonight's overall wave of strikes have been released by US Central Command as of this writing.
3 developments
- DevelopingSecurity analyst Yair Goldblatt details IRGC naval, air force, missile, drone, and radar targets reportedly struck in Iran
- StrongRemnants of boats reportedly attacked overnight in southern Iran, analyst says
- StrongAnalyst: US strikes in southern Iran aim to control Strait of Hormuz
- StrongYair Goldblatt shares footage of damaged telecom tower in Bandar Abbas after US strikes
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