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U.S. Strikes Hit Bridge Near Bandar Abbas on July 16
@MarioNawfal reported U.S. strikes on a key bridge around Bandar Abbas the night of July 16. The action followed President Trump's earlier warning that power plants and bridges would face targeting the next week. An F-35 also declared an inflight emergency over UAE airspace during the reported strikes.
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U.S. strikes reportedly hit a key bridge around Bandar Abbas on the night of July 16, 2026, according to @MarioNawfal reported citing Tasnim. President Trump had previously warned that power plants and bridges would be targeted the following week, @MarioNawfal reported via Axios.
An F-35 declared an inflight emergency over UAE airspace during the reported strikes, @MarioNawfal reported. The Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump is leaning toward expanded military operations including ground options on Kharg Island, @MarioNawfal reported. Jonathan Conricus stated that CENTCOM has planned the strait mission for decades.
He added that targets that actually matter remain unstruck and that if the straits need to be opened, they need to be opened by force, @MarioNawfal reported. Brandon Weichert stated that two Marine expeditionary units plus the 82nd Airborne against a tunneled coastline of anti-ship missiles reads like Gallipoli.
He noted that the Navy already keeps its distance and that interceptor stocks drained fast in sea fighting the public never saw, @MarioNawfal reported.
Weichert concluded that the strategic loss already happened and the exit runs through negotiation. Conricus granted that Washington never explained this war to its own public. Weichert granted that the escalation is coming regardless.
The bridges outside Bandar Abbas were settling the question in real time, @MarioNawfal reported.
