CENTCOM announced Tuesday evening that the US military launched a wave of strikes on Iran, hitting multiple cities in the south including Bandar Abbas, Kish Island, and Chabahar, as well as an airstrip at Jareft Airport in central Kerman province. The operation is described as a response to an Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan earlier this week. The strikes focus on coastal areas and logistics nodes, with casualty figures not yet reported.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Tuesday evening that it had launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iranian military targets, hitting multiple cities in southern Iran including the strategic port of Bandar Abbas, Kish Island, and Chabahar, as well as an airstrip at Jareft Airport in Kerman province. The operation is described as a response to an Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan earlier this week.
The announcement follows CENTCOM's confirmation earlier Tuesday evening at 19:46 Jerusalem of a fresh wave of strikes, as The Zioneer reported. Subsequent unverified reports at 20:01 indicated additional strikes on Bandar Abbas and Chabahar, as well as ongoing attacks on Kish Island, attributed to security analysts. The current wave is the latest in a sustained US air campaign against Iranian military infrastructure entering its second week, with CENTCOM confirming consecutive nightly operations since mid-July. Previous waves have focused on southern Iranian air defense sites, missile storage facilities, and naval assets, with strikes expanding to cover at least 13 cities in southern Iran in earlier rounds, as The Zioneer reported.
The specific targets listed in Tuesday night's wave — Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Sirik Island, Chabahar, Konarak, Jask, Asaluyeh, and Lengeh Port along the southern coast, plus the Jareft airstrip in Kerman — suggest a continued emphasis on degrading Iran's coastal surveillance, missile launch capabilities, and logistics nodes.
Casualty figures and damage assessments have not been reported.
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