US-Israeli strikes hit Shahid Haghani commercial port, Bandar Abbas — D33 morning wave

The Shahid Haghani commercial and passenger port in Bandar Abbas, Iran's largest port city on the Strait of Hormuz, was struck early on Wednesday morning April 1 (D33) as part of a wave of attacks targeting critical infrastructure, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported, as quoted by the New York Times live blog. Bandar Abbas is of extraordinary strategic significance: it hosts Iran's primary commercial port and IRGC Navy facilities, serves as a key transit point for the IRGC's Hormuz operations, and is home to the Hormoz Special Economic Zone. The Shahid Haghani port handles commercial cargo and passenger ferries to Hormuz Island. Strikes on Bandar Abbas commercial port infrastructure directly affect Iran's capacity to manage the Hormuz blockade and its economic lifelines. The IRGC Navy commander Tangsiri was killed in Bandar Abbas by an IDF strike on D27. This latest strike is part of a continued targeting campaign against the port city as a center of IRGC maritime operations.