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Iran has accused the United States of targeting civilian infrastructure in its latest wave of air strikes, as the conflict intensified following the collapse of peace talks.
Iranian state media and provincial authorities said the overnight strikes hit bridges, a railway station and an airport. Seven people were killed in Hormozgan province, according to local officials.
BBC Verify confirmed damage to Gariveh Bridge in Hormozgan province after analysing footage showing a large explosion overnight and extensive structural damage visible in daylight.
The White House rejected the accusation, telling the media that US forces had “carried out strikes exclusively on military targets, including military logistics infrastructure.”
The latest attacks came after US President Donald Trump warned that bridges and power stations could be targeted to pressure Tehran into returning to negotiations aimed at ending the war, which began on February 28 with US-Israeli attacks and has since expanded through Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel, US forces and American allies in the Gulf.
The United States has now carried out air strikes against Iranian targets for six consecutive nights.
Iranian officials said Iranshahr Airport in the country’s southeast, a railway station and six bridges in Hormozgan province were among the facilities struck on Thursday night.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) did not disclose specific targets but said the operations were intended to “further degrade Iranian military capabilities.”
The attacks have renewed international concern over the protection of civilians during the conflict. After Trump suggested in April that civilian infrastructure could be targeted, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that deliberately attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure constitutes a war crime.
In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for attacks on US maritime surveillance radar sites in Oman, as well as targets in Kuwait and Bahrain. The IRGC also said it had struck a US special operations command centre at al-Tanf in Syria.
Syria has not commented on the claim, while CENTCOM said no US troops in the region had recently been killed or captured.
Kuwaiti authorities reported that Iranian strikes damaged power generation and water desalination facilities. The Kuwaiti military said several personnel were wounded after Iranian drones targeted military camps and installations on Friday.
The White House accused Iran of deliberately targeting civilian shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and attacking neighbouring countries that were not directly involved in the conflict.
The fighting has also disrupted maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic chokepoint that normally handles about one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments. The waterway has remained effectively closed during the conflict, raising concerns over global energy supplies.
International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol warned that prolonged disruption could have serious consequences for global energy markets if the situation failed to improve in the coming weeks.
The United States and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire in June to facilitate negotiations, but talks stalled and President Trump declared the truce over last week. Since then, the US has resumed military operations and reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Separately, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said a commercial tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile near Khasab, Oman, on Thursday. All crew members were reported safe. Source: BBC News
