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U.S. and Iran exchange strikes on infrastructure as Hormuz battle intensifies
Confirmed
What we know
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified, AP reported. CENTCOM’s seventh-night list included coastal surveillance, logistics, underground storage and maritime capabilities; Iranian TV showed bridge damage in Hormozgan.
Overnight into Friday, U.S. strikes collapsed a tower at Chabahar port—a Gulf of Oman trade node important to Afghanistan—IRNA reported, with Hegseth amplifying the imagery.
What's confirmed
- Saturday infrastructure/military exchange (AP).
- Bandar Khamir/Hormozgan bridge strikes (AP; BBC).
- Chabahar tower collapse (AP; BBC).
What's still developing
- How long Bandar Abbas remains road/rail constrained.