DEPOKPOS – United States (US) launched another deadly attack on Iranian territory last night. The US strikes hit the airport, a train station in the port city of Bandar Abbas, and two bridges in southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz.
“Three explosions were heard around the airport, and at least one projectile from the American enemy hit Iranshahr airport,” in the southeast, state television IRIB reported on Telegram, as reported by AFP on Friday (July 17, 2026).
“A few minutes ago, the Bandar Abbas Railway Junction Station was targeted by the American enemy. According to this report, two Iranian citizens were injured in the attack,” Mehr said on Telegram.
An official report mentioned airstrikes on two bridges in Hormozgan Province, citing IRNA as saying that two people were killed and four others injured.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) previously said its forces had launched a new wave of attacks on Iran. This latest US attack on Iran comes five consecutive nights.
“At 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time today, U.S. forces began a new wave of strikes against Iran for the fifth consecutive night to further degrade Iran’s military capabilities,” CENTCOM said, as reported by Anadolu Agency on Friday (July 17).
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have recently escalated over the Strait of Hormuz, with both sides engaging in attacks despite a Pakistan-brokered memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict and reaching a lasting peace agreement.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt previously stated that the reason for the recent U.S. strikes was “because Iran violated the memorandum of understanding we signed with them.”
“Specifically, in the memorandum of understanding they signed, they were prohibited from firing on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and unfortunately, they made the tragic decision to do just that,” she said.