🎯 U.S. OPERATIONS EXPAND ACROSS IRAN: Israel reportedly assesses that Washington is preparing a major operation based on U.S. target maps. Iranian reporting described the attacks as the fifth consecutive night, while CENTCOM said American forces had begun a sixth night of strikes intended to further degrade Iranian military capabilities.
Attacks were reported across southern and western Iran, including Bandar Abbas, Bandar Khamir, Qeshm Island, Iranshahr, Sirik, Bushehr, Bandar Lengeh, Chabahar, Ahvaz and Lorestan Province. Targets included bridges, railway and airport infrastructure, communications systems, air and naval bases, and maritime-surveillance facilities.
Multiple sites in Bandar Abbas were struck at approximately 9:35 p.m. Iranian media reported seven explosions there and three in Ahvaz. A telecommunications tower in the Tappe Allah Akbar residential neighborhood was hit, killing one person and injuring eight. A separate strike on the Bandar Abbas railway junction injured two civilians.
🌉 BRIDGE STRIKES DISRUPT KEY TRANSIT ROUTES: U.S. missiles reportedly targeted six bridges along the Bandar Abbas–Lar axis and near Bandar Khamir, including the Kohourestan, Girveh, Latidan–Kalmatli and Maru Village bridges, two bridges on the Kohourestan–Lar route and the unfinished Bandar Khamir–Keshar–Bandar Abbas bridge.
Hormozgan authorities said the Kohourestan and Girveh bridges were incapacitated, completely blocking the Bandar Abbas–Khamir–Lar and Keshar–Kohourestan routes. Vehicles were reportedly crossing the Kohourestan Shor River bridge when it was struck.
A U.S. official told The Wall Street Journal that the attacks were intended to cut supplies to Bandar Abbas, which was “used for attacks on maritime vessels.” Iranian authorities issued evolving casualty figures, ranging from seven killed and nine injured in Khamir County to eight killed and 20 wounded across the overnight infrastructure strikes.
🛬 AIRPORTS, BASES AND MARITIME FACILITIES TARGETED: Ten explosions were reported near Masen village on Qeshm Island, with four additional explosions along the southern coast. At least one projectile struck Iranshahr Airport, injuring one person and damaging electrical infrastructure and fuel-storage tanks. A second strike reportedly caused additional electrical damage, and reconstruction work began.
Missiles also struck near Sirik, an air base and naval base in Bushehr, areas near Bandar Lengeh and the Visian district of Lorestan Province.
Three missiles struck a maritime traffic-control tower on the Makran coast at approximately 4:30 a.m., completely destroying it after previous attacks. CENTCOM said it had destroyed the Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower in Chah Bahar on July 16, describing it as part of an IRGC network used to track and target commercial vessels in the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Health Ministry said casualties from the “July war” had exceeded 400, including 38 people killed and 47 hospitalized.
🛰️ CENTCOM OUTLINES OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES: A CENTCOM spokesperson said the strikes targeted missile and drone launch sites used against commercial vessels, as well as reconnaissance and radar assets in Greater Tunb and near Bandar Abbas.
CENTCOM also claimed progress in clearing IRGC mines from the Strait of Hormuz and reopening shipping lanes. It said Iranian attacks on Gulf states had caused no operational impact to American forces and accused Tehran of indiscriminately endangering neighboring countries and civilians.
The spokesperson said the United States was prepared to conduct any required mission and currently had approximately 50,000 troops in the Middle East.
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