# [24H] Renewed Nighttime US Airstrikes on Southern Iranian Transport Nodes in Next 24 Hours

*Issued Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 4:10 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-07-18T04:10:19.331Z (3h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-07-19T04:10:19.331Z (21h from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 74% | **Impact**: HIGH
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Southern Iran, Hormozgan Province, Strait of Hormuz approaches
**Affected Assets**: Iranian port infrastructure, US and allied air assets in CENTCOM, Hormuz-adjacent logistics and bunkering businesses
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**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Given seven consecutive nights of U.S. bombing, another wave of nighttime airstrikes on Iranian coastal and near-coastal transport infrastructure is probable in the coming 24 hours. Targets will likely include bridges, tunnels, and logistics hubs around Bandar Abbas, Minab–Rudan, and associated coastal corridors to constrain Iranian ability to threaten Hormuz shipping and resupply forward units. This would further degrade Iran’s logistical flexibility and signal Washington’s intent to sustain a coercive tempo, while heightening Iranian incentives to disperse assets and harden civilian-adjacent sites. Confirmation would be fresh reports of strikes on additional bridges or ports; non-occurrence would likely reflect an explicit U.S. pause or publicly announced de-escalatory review.

## Drivers

- Documented US strikes on bridges and tunnels near Bandar Abbas, Minab–Rudan, Shahid Mirzai
- Reporting of a seventh consecutive night of US strikes on Iran
- Emerging trend of systematic attacks on Gulf energy-linked infrastructure
- US objective to constrain Iranian coastal logistics near Strait of Hormuz