U.S. Strikes Cut Off Iran’s Key Supply Route: Tunnel and Three Bridges Damaged

U.S. Strikes Cut Off Iran’s Key Supply Route: Tunnel and Three Bridges Damaged

Overnight U.S. airstrikes have damaged a tunnel and three bridges in Iran’s Hormozgan Province, cutting off a key supply route and isolating local communities.

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The United States launched a seventh consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, targeting bridges, energy facilities, and coastal defenses [199306][198025]. The strikes hit the coastal city of Bandar Khamir in Hormozgan Province, damaging railway and highway bridges in what officials say is an effort to isolate Bandar Abbas, Iran’s main port, from roads leading to Tehran [199306]. A tunnel and three bridges were damaged in the overnight attacks, leaving the area isolated and residents frightened [199698].

At least seven people were killed and several more wounded overnight, according to reports [199306]. Iran’s energy ministry asked people in southern provinces to reduce electricity use due to “extreme heat” after acknowledging attacks on the power grid for the first time on Friday [199306]. About 10,000 people in 20 villages lost drinking water after a desalination plant was hit [199306]. A tower at Iran’s Chabahar port collapsed after a U.S. strike; Iran says the tower monitored commercial traffic, while the U.S. says it was used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to track ships in the Strait of Hormuz [199306].

In response, Iran launched missiles at U.S. allies in the region. Qatar warned residents to take shelter twice, and a child was injured by falling debris [199306]. In Kuwait, a desalination plant was damaged, affecting a country where 90% of drinking water comes from such facilities [199306]. Jordan said it intercepted three Iranian missiles [199306]. Two U.S. service members were killed and one is missing after an Iranian attack on an airbase in Jordan [199643].

Oil prices rose above $86 per barrel on Friday, near a one-month high, while ship crossings through the Strait of Hormuz fell to their lowest level in three weeks [199306]. Iran has demanded exclusive control of the strait and wants to charge fees for ships passing through [199306]. Before the war, about one-fifth of the world’s traded oil and gas moved through the waterway [199306].

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