US blitzes Iran for a week straight as Trump’s latest strikes blow up spy tower & bridges cutting off key port city

THE US has blitzed Iran for a week straight as Trump’s latest strikes blow up spy towers and bridges cutting off a key port city. American forces blasted more Iranian infrastructure and military targets on Friday, striking bridges and energy sites. The US has blasted an Iranian spy tower Credit: X/Centcom American forces blitzed more Iranian infrastructure and military targets Credit: AFP A key Iranian port was ricked as a tower collapsed in the devastating strikes. US Central command wrote on X: “U.S. forces successfully destroyed the Chah Bahar Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower, part of a maritime surveillance network along Iran’s Gulf of Oman coastline. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The spy tower was “used for decades by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to track and target commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” wrote CENTCOM. “The destruction of the tower directly degrades IRGC’s ability to coordinate attacks on innocent civilian crew members. “Furthermore, the strike protects freedom of navigation in regional waters for all vessels, except for ships attempting to violate the ongoing U.S. naval blockade against Iran.” President Donald Trump threatened to pile pressure on Tehran over its chokehold on the crucial waterway. But Iran hit back with a furious missile barrage against US allies in the region, targeting nations including Qatar and Kuwait. Qatar, which has been acting as a mediator in the war, was dragged deeper into the chaos, while a Kuwait desalination plant was damaged in the terrifying attacks. Most read in The Sun The Middle East has endured days of relentless back-and-forth strikes, with the brutal conflict now centred on who controls the Strait of Hormuz – a critical route for global energy supplies. Smoke and flames rise from an explosion following the drone strike in Al Shuaiba, KuwaitCredit: Reuters Trump declared that in the coming days he will start striking Iran’s nuclear bases and bridgesCredit: Shutterstock editorial An interim ceasefire has collapsed, leaving the raging war with no clear end in sight after more than four months of devastating violence. The US Central Command said late Friday it had launched its seventh straight night of attacks aimed at weakening Iran’s military power. Iranian officials claimed recent US strikes have killed dozens and injured hundreds, with fresh casualties reported on Friday. The US military also admitted more American service members had been wounded in the escalating battle. Iran shut down shipping through the strait after the US and Israel launched their war on February 28, sending shockwaves through global markets. Oil prices surged above $86 a barrel on Friday, nearing their highest point in a month, as ships crossing the strategic waterway dropped to a three-week low. The terrifying standoff has handed Iran major leverage in negotiations while threatening to send energy costs soaring worldwide. The US blitzed Iran for the sixth night in a row last night, blowing up bridges and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port. US Central Command said it had blasted dozens of targets in the latest round of strikes, which wrapped up at dawn Friday. Strikes on bridges seem to aim to cut off Iran’s Bandar Abbas port from roads connecting it to Tehran. Iran last night launched new missile attacks against Gulf nations including mediator Qatar. It comes after an Iranian suicide drone smashed into a warehouse in Kuwait, sparking a huge fireball explosion. Iran claims it has launched deadly cruise missiles and Shahed-136 attack drones on US targets in the Middle East in revenge for Donald Trump‘s renewed strikes on the regime. Tehran claimed they struck a critical facility in Al Shuaiba, Kuwait on Wednesday morning which sparked multiple “massive” explosions and started a fire. Terrifying footage captured the end of the attack as an Iranian drone was seen nosediving towards a warehouse which was already up in flames. As it struck the building at speed, a huge blast erupted as a glowing orange spark could be seen behind the big warehouse. A towering inferno reached over 70ft as plumes of black smoke filled the air with onlookers filming the chaos. Comment now