US strikes on Iran reportedly hit airport and bridges – Middle East crisis live
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Key context: <p>Southern rail station also attacked, Iranian media says, as IRGC claims to have destroyed US fighter jets stationed in Jordan</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/17/us-marines-board-ship-gulf-oman-expanded-airstrikes-iran">US marines board tanker amid blockade of Iranian ports</a></p></li></ul><p>Iran’s official IRNA news agency has published more details about the reported US strikes on infrastructure across several areas on the southern coast.</p><p>The report says attacks were carried out in <strong>Hormozgan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, and Khuzestan provinces,</strong> which are all located along the Gulf, as well as in <strong>Lorestan</strong> province in the south-west.</p><p><strong>Six bridges </strong>in Khamir county in Hormozgan province were hit, resulting in the deaths of seven people.</p><p>One person was killed in the port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province, where several areas were struck by missiles <strong>including a railway station</strong></p><p>The <strong>maritime control tower</strong> of Shahid Kalantari port in Chabahar in Sistan and Baluchestan province was targeted for a third time and “completely destroyed”. No casualties were reported.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/17/us-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-donald-trump-israel-lebanon-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Southern rail station also attacked, Iranian media says, as IRGC claims to have destroyed US fighter jets stationed in JordanUS marines board tanker amid blockade of Iranian portsIran’s official IRNA news agency has published more details about the reported US strikes on infrastructure across several areas on the southern coast.The report says attacks were carried out in Hormozgan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, and Khuzestan provinces, which are all located along the Gulf, as well as in Lorestan province in the south-west.Six bridges in Khamir county in Hormozgan province were hit, resulting in the deaths of seven people.One person was killed in the port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province, where several areas were struck by missiles including a railway stationThe maritime control tower of Shahid Kalantari port in Chabahar in Sistan and Baluchestan province was targeted for a third time and “completely destroyed”. No casualties were reported. Continue reading...
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