{"id":1916,"date":"2026-07-18T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/07\/18\/civilian-infrastructure-hit-as-us-and-iran-escalate-attacks-across-the-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T11:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T11:00:21","slug":"civilian-infrastructure-hit-as-us-and-iran-escalate-attacks-across-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1916","title":{"rendered":"Civilian infrastructure hit as US and Iran escalate attacks across the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--banner-top o-ad-container--with-shimmer o-ad-container--with-background\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-type=\"sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-status=\"disabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring__wrapper\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content t-content--article\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-sidebar\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Civilian infrastructure hit as US and Iran escalate attacks across the Middle East<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        The United States and Iran escalated their attacks across the Middle East on Friday, trading strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified. The US military struck bridges and collapsed a tower at a key Iranian port, while Tehran targeted US-allied nations including Qatar and Kuwait, where a water desalination plant was damaged.                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-07-17T11:35:12+00:00\">17\/07\/2026 &#8211; 13:35<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-07-17T20:38:05+00:00\">17\/07\/2026 &#8211; 22:38<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-reading-time\">\n    <span class=\"a-reading-time__icon\" title=\"Reading time\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n    4 min    <span class=\"u-sr-only\">Reading time<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                            <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/6608022e-8066-11f1-9c07-005056a90284\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/dcb367738dbed1379f104baa31db96afa9461272.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/6608022e-8066-11f1-9c07-005056a90284\/w:388\/p:16x9\/dcb367738dbed1379f104baa31db96afa9461272.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/6608022e-8066-11f1-9c07-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/dcb367738dbed1379f104baa31db96afa9461272.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/6608022e-8066-11f1-9c07-005056a90284\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/dcb367738dbed1379f104baa31db96afa9461272.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"The rekindled fighting over the vital Strait of Hormuz came a month after the signing of a preliminary deal that aimed to end the conflict\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                The rekindled fighting over the vital Strait of Hormuz comes a month after the signing of a preliminary deal that aimed to end the conflict.        \u00a9 AFP    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p>The United States and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Iran<\/a> traded drone and missile strikes on Friday, as Tehran announced it had targeted American assets across the region, in the biggest escalation since the two foes resumed their conflict.<\/p>\n<p>A month after the two sides agreed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending their war, Iran accused US forces of hitting civilian infrastructure, including an airport, a railway station and two bridges.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian state media reported at least eight people dead and 20 wounded.<\/p>\n<p>It signalled an apparent expansion of American strikes with a focus on Iranian infrastructure, which US President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Donald Trump<\/a> has previously threatened to hit, but there was no immediate comment from US officials.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-video\">\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9\" data-media-video-wbmz568939-f24-en-20260717 data-show-hidden-video-player=\"WBMZ568939-F24-EN-20260717\" data-wrapper-video-player data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices                <\/p>\n<p><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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Yet both perceive any compromise as a form of capitulation,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Punish the aggressor&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s energy ministry urged citizens to reduce their electricity use and switch off air conditioners in peak hours \u2013 even as temperatures in some areas soared \u2013 after the power grid came under strain from what it said were US strikes on energy facilities.<\/p>\n<p>US airstrikes hit bridges overnight into Friday in Iran\u2019s southern Hormozgan province, Iranian state television reported. The attacks hit Bandar Khamir, a city on Iran\u2019s coast on the Strait of Hormuz.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The highway and railway bridge strikes appeared aimed at cutting off Bandar Abbas, Iran\u2019s main port, from roads leading into the Islamic Republic\u2019s central region onward to Tehran, the capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a-read-more\"><span class=\"a-read-more__label\">Read more<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260715-why-the-us-is-launching-naval-drones-at-iran-s-port-city-of-bandar-abbas\" target=\"_self\" class=\"a-read-more__link\">Why the US is launching naval drones at Iran\u2019s port city of Bandar Abbas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s military had threatened infrastructure across the region in the event of any attacks on its own, and on Friday launched widespread strikes in what appeared to be the largest exchange of fire since the deal was signed last month.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/kuwait\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Kuwait<\/a>, where Tehran said it had targeted US military sites on Friday, the electricity ministry said an Iranian attack damaged a power and water plant and urged users to ration electricity consumption.<\/p>\n<p>The Kuwaiti military said several troops had been wounded when Iranian drones targeted a number of its bases and camps.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Guards said they had targeted US radar systems and military aircraft in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/qatar\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Qatar<\/a> to &#8220;punish the aggressor&#8221;, with Doha saying it had intercepted a missile attack.<\/p>\n<p>Abu Baker, a Sudanese resident of Qatar, said he had been about to go to sleep when he heard the air alerts, hoping the interception would be out at sea.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then it hit and it shook my house,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I am worried that this war will drag on&#8230; but thank God we&#8217;re in a country that protects us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Guards also said they had attacked two US radar sites in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/oman\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Oman<\/a> and the Al-Tanf military base in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/syria\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Syria<\/a>. A Syrian military source denied there had been such an attack and US forces said they had withdrawn from the base earlier this year.<\/p>\n<h2>Calls to resume talks<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/jordan\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Jordan<\/a>&#8216;s military said it shot down three Iranian missiles, while Kurdish forces in Iraq said the US-led coalition there shot down several drones over Erbil.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/bahrain\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Bahrain<\/a>, Tehran targeted US helicopters and planes at an airbase, Iranian state media reported, with the island nation urging citizens to take shelter.<\/p>\n<p>The battle over the strategic Strait of Hormuz has rekindled the war, with Tehran and Washington trading fire for six days running.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-video\">\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9\" data-media-video-wbmz568940-f24-en-20260717 data-show-hidden-video-player=\"WBMZ568940-F24-EN-20260717\" data-wrapper-video-player data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices                <\/p>\n<p><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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