US HITS CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE AS IT EXPANDS STRIKES AGAINST IRAN
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Tehran bombs US allies in Middle East after US attacks on bridges, energy facilities and key port The US hit bridges, energy facilities and a key Iranian port on Friday, expanding its aerial campaign against Iran, and… US airstrikes hit bridges in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, killing at least seven people, Iranian state TV reported.
The bridges were a key transit point for Bandar Abbas, Iran’s main port. Further US airstrikes brought down a tower in Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman that the US military claimed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) used to facilitate attacks on vessels in the strait of Hormuz. The US also targeted key electrical infrastructure and Iranshahr airport.
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- The Guardian: Tehran bombs US allies in Middle East after US attacks on bridges, energy facilities and key port The US hit bridges, energy facilities and a key Iranian port on Friday, expanding its aerial campaign against Iran, and…
- The Guardian: US airstrikes hit bridges in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, killing at least seven people, Iranian state TV reported.
- The Guardian: The bridges were a key transit point for Bandar Abbas, Iran’s main port.
- The Guardian: Further US airstrikes brought down a tower in Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman that the US military claimed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) used to facilitate attacks on vessels in the strait of Hormuz.
- The Guardian: The US also targeted key electrical infrastructure and Iranshahr airport.
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- Topic: UK — the feed headline centres on HITS, CIVILIAN, INFRASTRUCTURE, EXPANDS, STRIKES.
- Original feed: The Guardian.
- Published: 17 Jul 2026, 17:06 UK.
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