Seven people were killed in U.S. attacks on bridges in Bandar Khamir, a port city in southern Iran, IRNA reported, citing the Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences.
The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early on Friday (July 17, 2026) by increasingly hitting bridges, part of President Donald Trump’s threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. airstrikes expand to target more bridgesThe U.S. military’s Central Command said it hit dozens of targets in its latest airstrikes, which concluded at dawn on Friday (July 17), the sixth night in a row of American attacks.
U.S. attack after hospital evacuated due to nearby strikeIran also launched new missile attacks against U.S.-allied nations in the West Asia and warned that its attacks would escalate.
Iranian state media said the U.S. strikes on Thursday (July 16) hit around Tehran and Semnan province, home to Iran’s ballistic missile production and space program.
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