Will America cut off contact with Iran? Bandar Abbas isolated in fierce attack on strategic bridges near the Strait of Hormoz. IRGC’s logistics network destroyed, Gulf country on the brink of war. Let’s see what the next step will be!
Bandar Abbas Attack: A very shocking and tension increasing news is coming out from the Middle East. According to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency, the US has directly hit Iran’s sore spot by changing its military strategy in southern Iran. American fighter planes have carried out heavy bombing targeting five major and strategic bridges in Iran’s very strategically important Hormozgan province. This major attack has not only created panic within Iran, but has also brought the entire world to the brink of a possible global war.
Bombing bridges instead of combat bases: What is America’s new secret plan?
Till now the US military was mainly targeting Iran’s combat equipment and missile units. But now America has made a big and dangerous change in its strategy. According to the US Central Command, the purpose of this new operation is to paralyze Iran’s transport and logistics infrastructure, rather than directly killing soldiers fighting on the front. The five bridges in Hormozgan province targeted in the air strikes were the main lifelines connecting Bandar Abbas with several surrounding districts. After this attack, the road connectivity of Bandar Abbas has been severely disrupted.
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Why is ‘Bandar Abbas’ special? As soon as it is destroyed, Iran can come to its knees.
At the center of this suspense and American attacks is the city of ‘Bandar Abbas’. According to military analysts, Bandar Abbas is Iran’s main naval logistics hub located near the Strait of Hormuz. This is the route through which one-third of the world’s oil shipments pass. The city is considered the backbone for the movement of personnel, coastal defense forces, missile units, engineering troops and military equipment of Iran’s most powerful army, the IRGC. Loss of contact with this hub means the collapse of Iran’s entire supply line.
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Maze of chokepoints: When Iranian military convoys will be forced to crawl on long routes
Under modern military tactics, disrupting logistics rather than directly targeting frontline units is considered most lethal. The simultaneous damage of five bridges has created an unprecedented crisis for the Iranian army:
- Gariweh Bridge (the main road connecting Bandar Abbas to Khamir and Saliva)
- Latidan village bridge
- Two bridges located on Kahoorestan-Lar route
- An under construction bridge connecting Keshwar and Bandar Abbas
- Maru village bridge
With the collapse of these bridges, Iranian military convoys, fuel tankers and ammunition trucks will now be forced to take smaller and rough (secondary) routes. This will increase travel time manifold, cause huge traffic jams and slow down the movement of fighter planes without destroying them.
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Easy prey in the eyes of satellite: Danger looms over mobile missile launchers
Iran’s biggest strengths are its anti-ship cruise missiles, coastal defense systems and ballistic missile launchers (UAV units), which it keeps hidden in different places throughout southern Iran to protect them from the eyes of enemies. But with the bridges destroyed, road options to move these mobile assets from one place to another have become very limited. The result will be that tracking and monitoring these Iranian weapons will now become child’s play for US Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms and satellites.
Silence in the command and control room: Will Iran be able to counterattack?
The breakdown of transport links has not only halted the movement of goods, but also slowed coordination of commanders and communications teams between Bandar Abbas, Bandar Khamir and the IRGC’s other scattered military facilities. Tension has increased to such an extent that Iran has announced a complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz in response and has threatened to blow up any ship passing through there. Along with this, Iran has also started retaliatory attacks with missiles and drones on American military bases located in Gulf countries. With hospitals, ambulances, fire fighting and civil relief operations at a standstill, the general public is also suffering in the fire of this war, which has started the countdown to a devastating war in the Middle East.
Has the new face of war emerged?
If the claims of these attacks prove to be true, it would be a clear indication that modern warfare is no longer limited to the power of missiles and fighter aircraft alone. Bridges, roads, communication networks and logistics corridors are now becoming strategic targets. The alleged attacks in Bandar Abbas and Hormozgan can be considered an important example of this changing military strategy.
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