DUBAI: Iran’s Kharg Island was reportedly targeted by multiple strikes on Tuesday, with several explosions heard, according to Iran’s Mehr News Agency.
Kharg Island handles up to 90 percent of Iran’s crude exports, making it a critical economic lifeline and a key strategic vulnerability.
The reported attack comes amid a broader wave of US-Israeli strikes targeting Iranian infrastructure across the country. Iranian officials said at least two bridges, railway infrastructure and a major highway were hit on Tuesday.
A bridge near the holy city of Qom and another carrying a railway line in the central city of Kashan were struck, according to officials quoted by Islamic Republic News Agency. Two people were killed and three injured in Kashan, a senior regional security official said.
A key highway linking Tabriz to Tehran via Zanjan was also closed after being hit about 90 kilometres outside Tabriz, while strikes were reported on railway tracks in Karaj, near the capital. Images carried by Iranian media showed Red Crescent rescuers transporting an injured man from the scene.
