Iran says bridges, railways damaged in US-Israeli airstrikes

Iranian officials have reported damage to crucial infrastructure, including several bridges and a vital highway, following a series of US-Israeli airstrikes on the country. 

The strikes, which were carried out on Tuesday, targeted a bridge close to Qom, a city of religious significance, as well as another bridge linked to railway access in the central city of Kashan, officials said.

In Kashan, the attacks resulted in the tragic loss of two lives and left three individuals injured, according to senior regional security official Akbar Salehi.

In northern Iran, a key highway that connects Tabriz, one of the region’s largest cities, to Tehran via Zanjan was forced to close following a strike approximately 90 kilometers outside Tabriz.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) also conveyed through a Telegram channel that an overpass bridge had been targeted.

Furthermore, there were reports of airstrikes affecting railway lines near Karaj, located outside the capital, Tehran.

Tuesday’s attacks also led to the cancellation of all train services to and from Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city, following warnings issued by Israel regarding the use of railways.

The strikes did not stop at transportation infrastructure; they also severely affected power supply.

Parts of Karaj and Fardis experienced significant power outages after airstrikes damaged power transmission lines and a substation.

Following the strikes, the Israeli military confirmed the completion of a series of operations aimed at targeting Iranian infrastructure without providing specific details about the sites involved.

In a televised address, Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military targeted railways and bridges in Iran, claiming that they were being used by the IRGC, without providing evidence.

He also said yesterday Israel “destroyed transport aircraft and dozens of helicopters” which, he claimed again without evidence, were used by the IRGC.

Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has threatened to escalate strikes on Iranian infrastructure unless Tehran comes to the negotiating table to agree on a peace deal.

In a public social media post published last Monday, Trump openly threatened that should an agreement with Iran not be reached "shortly", the US would "blow up and completely obliterate" Iran's critical civilian infrastructure, including its electric generating plants, oil facilities, Kharg Island, a sea port for the export of up to 90% of Iran's oil products, and all desalination facilities.

This follows his earlier threat on March 21 to "hit and obliterate" Iran's power plants, "starting with the biggest one first."

The US and Israel started a fresh round of aerial aggression on Iran on February 28, some eight months after they carried out unprovoked attacks on the country.

Iran began to swiftly retaliate against the strikes by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases in regional countries.

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