US strikes hit airport, bridges in southern Iran overnight

The United States expanded its air campaign against Iran on Thursday night, hitting bridges, a railway station, and an airport in southern Iran in what marked the sixth consecutive night of strikes aimed at severing Tehran's military supply routes to the Strait of Hormuz.

Infrastructure Targets Signal Escalation

According to AFP, deadly US strikes overnight hit an airport, a railway station in the port city of Bandar Abbas, and two bridges in southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran International reported that US airstrikes struck the Kahurestan and Gariveh bridges, two key road links between Bandar Abbas and Shiraz, as well as the Bandar Abbas railway junction.nampa+3

Three people were killed in the attack on bridges in Hormozgan province, Iranian state TV said on Telegram, while the death toll from bridge attacks in the southern Bandar Khamir area later rose to seven, according to Iran's IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency. Iran's government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said at least 30 people have been killed since renewed US attacks began last week.iranintl+2

CENTCOM said earlier this week that its forces had hit "dozens of military targets at multiple locations with precision munitions," targeting Iranian missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, and coastal defense systems to degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping.anews+1

Regional Fallout Widens

The strikes triggered immediate Iranian retaliation across the Gulf. Kuwait's air defenses responded to "hostile" missile and drone threats on Thursday, with air raid sirens sounding across the country. Air raid sirens were also activated in Bahrain after Iran's army claimed it targeted US helicopters and reconnaissance aircraft at Sakhir airbase. Explosions were heard in Qatar's capital Doha, prompting the government to send a security alert to mobile phones.iranintl

Iran has targeted US military facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, and Qatar since the current escalation began, according to Reuters Thomson Reuters Corporation ↗ 6.40% and multiple reports. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps previously said it struck 85 US military installations across Bahrain and Kuwait.reuters+3

Ceasefire Collapse

The fighting represents the collapse of an interim ceasefire that had briefly paused hostilities in the months-long US-Iran conflict. President Trump declared the agreement "over" last week after Iranian forces attacked commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Trump warned last Tuesday that he would expand strikes to target power plants and bridges if Tehran did not agree to a deal — a threat now being carried out.politico+2

The AP reported that 14 US service members have died in the Iran war, with more than 400 wounded. In a letter to the UN Secretary-General on Thursday, Iran's ambassador condemned US attacks on civilian infrastructure as "serious violations of international humanitarian law."apnews+1