A series of US attacks have left the key city of Bandar Abbas cut off Just before dawn, the bridges began to fall. One by one, American missiles reduced them to crumpled concrete, strewn across river beds and gorges.

Tehran hit back with new attacks on U.S. allies in the Middle East on Friday, including a first direct attack on a Syrian base.

US forces sought to cut off the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas early Friday, striking road and rail bridges as the Trump administration stepped up efforts to ease Tehran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz.

Overnight U.S. strikes damaged a bridge and two tunnels, disrupting one of the main highways towards Bandar Abbas, a city which sits near the narrowest part of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's state-run news agency.

The US struck key bridges near Iran's Bandar Abbas to disrupt military supply routes as fighting escalated, while Washington intensified strikes and a naval blockade targeting Iranian capabilities.

Witnesses told Reuters that they heard blasts in downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday, however, Dubai's official media office called these reports "false."

The United States and Iran are crossing each other's red lines, one after the other. The latest hostilities began with an Iranian drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on June 25, a week after they had signed an interim deal aimed at ending the war.

The US has pounded Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas since Tehran and Washington renewed missile strikes last week, including an unprecedented sea drone attack on a submarine maintenance facility.

A fresh series of explosions was reported Tuesday in and around the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, according to Iranian state

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Analysts say the goals range from targeting Iran’s supply lines to curbing its influence in the Strait of Hormuz.