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Civilian Infrastructure & Media
31 documented incidents
- Mar 1 Residential buildings across Tehran: Civilian Urban strikes caused widespread damage to civilian neighborhoods. The Iranian Red Crescent reported that within the first week, 5,535 residential units had been hit. [Al Jazeera, Mar 5]
- Mar 1 Al Araby TV Office, Tehran: Civilian The media outlet's Tehran office was hit during escalating urban bombardments. [Compiled from news agencies]
- Early Mar Residential buildings, Tabriz: Civilian Residential buildings in Tabriz were hit during strikes on Iran's largest north-western city. [Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war]
- Mar 5 Tehran Grand Bazaar: Civilian Reported as one of 33 civilian locations cited by Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs as specifically targeted. [Al Jazeera, Mar 5]
- Mar 7 Water reservoir, Haftkel, Khuzestan: Civilian A 10,000 cubic-meter water reservoir was struck. [Wikipedia]
- Mar 9 Resalat Square residential blocks, Tehran: Civilian US-Israeli strikes hit multiple residential blocks at Resalat Square (میدان رسالت) in eastern Tehran on the afternoon of 18 Esfand. Tasnim reported nearly 40 people killed; rescue teams were still recovering bodies from the rubble at the time of reporting. The head of the Iranian Red Crescent described 'a heinous crime that cost several civilians their lives', with damage to homes across a 500-metre radius. The blocks housed only ordinary residents. The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal, reporting from Tehran in July, independently documented the destruction of the neighbourhood and put the toll at at least 40 civilians. [Tasnim via Entekhab; Mehr News; The Grayzone (on-the-ground)]
- Mar 10 Resalat Highway junction, Tehran: Civilian A strike on a junction of Resalat Highway (بزرگراه رسالت) in eastern Tehran killed and wounded numerous civilians. At least 17 civilians were killed and 19 wounded according to information verified by 19 June. Reported as a separate incident from the Resalat Square strike on the residential blocks the previous day. [Persian-language reports; compiled]
- Mar 27–28 Residential neighborhoods — Karaj, Shahr-e Rey, Tehran: Civilian U.S.–Israeli airstrikes severely damaged numerous residential and civilian facilities, confirmed by CENTCOM. [Wikipedia]
- Mar 28 Bushehr Airport & 6th Tactical Airbase: Civilian Strikes targeted both the civilian airport and the adjacent military airbase. [Compiled from regional reports]
- Mar 28 Mashhad International Airport & 14th Tactical Airbase: Civilian Targeted in the same wave of strikes on air infrastructure. [Compiled from regional reports]
- Apr 6 Residential area, Baharestan County (Qaleh Mir), Tehran Province: Civilian Overnight strikes killed 17 people, including four girls and two boys under the age of 10. Three buildings collapsed and approximately 50 homes were damaged when US-Israeli forces bombed two residential units. [Al Jazeera, Apr 6; Middle East Eye]
- Apr 6 Residential area, Qom: Civilian US-Israeli strikes hit a residential neighborhood, killing at least 9 people, wounding 19, and damaging 100 residential units according to the Qom Governor. [LiveUAMap; NCRI, Apr 6]
- Apr 6 Residential area, Bandar Lengeh, Hormozgan: Civilian Strikes on two residential homes killed 6 people and wounded 17 others. [Al Jazeera, Apr 6]
- Apr 7 Mehrabad, Bahram & Azmayesh Airports, Tehran: Civilian Israel struck three airports in Tehran, targeting IRGC aircraft and helicopters. Reports indicate 16 commercial aircraft were destroyed at Mehrabad Airport, which the IDF said was used by the IRGC's Quds Force as a hub for arming terrorist proxies. [Jerusalem Post, Apr 7]
- Apr 7 Khorramabad International Airport, Lorestan: Civilian Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport was struck by US-Israeli forces. No casualties were reported. [Arab Times; News.az, Apr 7]
- Apr 7 Eight bridges across Iran (Tehran, Karaj, Tabriz, Kashan, Qom): Civilian Israel destroyed sections of eight bridges it claimed were used by IRGC forces for transporting weapons and military equipment. Two people were killed and three injured at the Yahya Abad railway bridge in Kashan. A bridge near Qom on the province's communication lines was also struck. Netanyahu confirmed the strikes targeted transport routes used for moving weapon systems. [Al Jazeera, Apr 7; Jerusalem Post]
- Apr 7 Power substation & transmission lines, Alborz Province: Civilian Airstrikes knocked out a power substation and transmission lines, causing blackouts across Karaj and Fardis. Iranian authorities reported restoring power to 80% of affected areas within hours. [Times of Israel, Apr 7; Euronews]
- Apr 7 Residential areas, Shahriar, Alborz Province: Civilian US-Israeli attacks on residential areas killed 18 people, including two children, and wounded 24 others according to Fars News Agency. [Vanguard News; Fars News, Apr 7]
- Apr 7 Railway network — nationwide disruption: Civilian Israel's military warned civilians to avoid travelling by train, stating 'Your presence on trains and near railway lines endangers your life.' All train service from Mashhad was cancelled. The IDF bombed eight rail sections and bridges to prevent IRGC movement of weapon systems. [Al Jazeera, Apr 7; Times of Israel]
- Jul 8 Iranshahr airport: Civilian One firefighter was killed when Iranshahr airport was struck during the second US wave of 8 July, which CENTCOM said hit 90 Iranian military targets. [Al Jazeera, Jul 8]
- Jul 8 Railway bridge, Aq Qala: Civilian A railway bridge at Aq Qala in north-eastern Iran was struck in the second US wave of 8 July — among the first strikes of the July escalation to reach far outside the Hormuz theatre. [Al Jazeera, Jul 8]
- Jul 9 Fishing pier, Sirik: Civilian At least 3 people were killed when a civilian fishing pier at Sirik was struck during the US strikes of 9 July. 78 people were wounded across Iran that day. [Al Jazeera, Jul 9]
- Jul 9 Two railway bridges — Mashhad road and Aq Taqeh Khan: Civilian Two further railway bridges, on the Mashhad road and at Aq Taqeh Khan, were struck on 9 July, continuing a pattern of attacks on Iran's rail network. [Al Jazeera, Jul 9]
- Jul 9–16 Additional locations reported struck: Iranian media reported explosions at Kabudarahang in Hamadan province, Isfahan, Farvar, Hajiabad, Vesiyan and Aqqala over the course of the July wave. Al Jazeera plotted these locations on its strike map, but no independently confirmed target, casualty figure or date has been published for them. They are recorded here as reported, not as verified. Kabudarahang and Isfahan are of particular note: both lie far from the southern coast, and if confirmed they would contradict the characterisation of the July campaign as restrained and confined to the Strait. [Al Jazeera strike map, Jul 15 (reported, unverified)]
- Jul 15 Bottled water facility, Dehloran: Civilian A bottled water plant in Dehloran, in the western province of Ilam, was struck — roughly 900km from the Strait of Hormuz and far outside the coastal theatre the US campaign was said to be confined to. Attacks on drinking water supply raise the question of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, which Additional Protocol I prohibits attacking, destroying or rendering useless. [Al Jazeera, Jul 17]
- Jul 15 Wheat storage silo, Hoveyzeh: Civilian A wheat storage silo at Hoveyzeh in Khuzestan was struck, along with an area of neighbouring Dasht-e Azadegan. Food stores, like water supply, are objects indispensable to civilian survival and are specifically protected under international humanitarian law. [Al Jazeera, Jul 16]
- Jul 15 Agricultural water-pumping station, Bandar-e Mahshahr: Civilian One person was killed and four injured when a projectile struck an agricultural water-pumping station at Mahshahr in Khuzestan. [Al Jazeera, Jul 16]
- Mid-Jul Six bridges across Hormozgan province: Dual-use (contested) Six bridges on key transport routes across Hormozgan were targeted: the Gariyeh Bridge on the Bandar Abbas–Khamir–Lar route, a bridge near Latidan village, two bridges on the Kahurestan–Lar road, a partially constructed bridge on the Bandar Khamir–Keshar–Bandar Abbas axis, and a bridge at Maroo village. Analyst Mark Hilborne assessed that the bridges 'underpin Iran's military logistics' and 'enable Iran to move equipment to the south', undermining its ability to interfere with shipping in the Strait — a dual-use rationale. Alex Alfirraz Scheers offered a different reading: that strikes on water, food storage and power infrastructure could indicate 'preparation for something like a limited ground invasion'. [Al Jazeera, Jul 17]
- Jul 16 Bridge at Bandar-e Khamir, Hormozgan: Civilian At least 7 people were killed and 9 wounded when a US strike hit a bridge at Bandar-e Khamir in Hormozgan province at around 18:00 GMT. [Al Jazeera, Jul 16]
- Jul 16 Kahurestan Bridge, Bandar Abbas: Civilian Two people were killed and eight wounded in the strike on the Kahurestan Bridge at Bandar Abbas. A railway facility and a communications tower in the city were also struck, the latter causing power outages, and residential areas were hit. [Al Jazeera, Jul 17]
- Jul 16 Semnan civilian airport: Civilian Semnan civilian airport sustained minor damage. Semnan lies in north-central Iran, well outside the southern coastal theatre. [Al Jazeera, Jul 17]
Summary:The Iranian Red Crescent and government reported 125,600+ civilian units damaged or destroyed, including approximately 100,000 residential and 23,500 commercial units. In the final days before the April 8 ceasefire, attacks on civilian infrastructure intensified dramatically: airports, bridges, railways, power grid, and residential neighborhoods across multiple provinces were struck. Iranians formed human chains around power plants and bridges after Trump's threat to destroy them. The July escalation returned to the same target set and widened it — six bridges across Hormozgan, three railway bridges, an airport, a fishing pier, a communications tower, and a pattern of strikes on objects indispensable to civilian survival: a bottled water plant at Dehloran, a wheat silo at Hoveyzeh, and an agricultural water-pumping station at Mahshahr. Analysts differ on why: Mark Hilborne reads the bridges as military logistics, while Alex Alfirraz Scheers suggests strikes on water, food and power may indicate preparation for a limited ground invasion. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called them 'serious international crimes'. [IRCS; HRANA; UN; Al Jazeera, Jul 17]