US airstrikes hit bridges in Iran’s Hormozgan province on the night of July 16-17, killing at least seven people according to Iranian state media. The strikes targeted infrastructure in a region that hugs the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes every single day.
What happened in Hormozgan
The overnight bombardment focused on bridges and what US sources have described as military infrastructure across multiple locations in the southern Iranian province. Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Sirik, and Jask were all reportedly hit.
Iranian media painted a different picture of the damage, reporting destruction to environmental monitoring posts and fishing piers.
From July 8-14, US military operations in Hormozgan resulted in over 14 deaths and several injuries across a concentrated period of bombardment.
