What began as a targeted military exchange between the United States and Iran has crossed a threshold that strategists have long feared: the deliberate destruction of the infrastructure that sustains civilian life. Bridges, power plants, and desalination facilities — the quiet architecture of survival in desert nations — are now instruments of war. As oil prices rise and elections loom, both powers are discovering that escalation has a momentum of its own, and that the space between conflict and catastrophe is narrowing with each successive strike.
US-Iran conflict escalates with infrastructure strikes as oil prices surge
Seven people reported killed in attacks on bridges in Bandar Khamir; widespread infrastructure damage affecting civilian power and water supplies across the region.