A highway bridge near Tehran, Iran's capital, collapsed after a U.S. airstrike. President Donald Trump referenced the attack and urged Iran to reach an agreement swiftly.
According to Iran's state-run Fars News Agency, a bridge on the highway connecting Tehran and the western city of Karaj was partially destroyed after being struck twice on Friday (local time). The attack targeted the B1 bridge, a critical chokepoint near Tehran. Videos circulating on social media platforms including X (formerly Twitter) showed flames and black smoke rising from the bombed bridge, with its deck buckling and collapsing.
At least two people were killed in the first strike alone. A second strike followed while rescue workers were conducting relief operations at the site to help the victims. "The B1 bridge was struck again as rescue teams were assisting victims of the first attack," Fars News reported.
Iran identified the U.S. military as the perpetrator of the attack. The Israeli military denied carrying out the airstrike on the bridge. Iran's military immediately designated eight major bridges in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan as potential retaliation targets.
Iran also said it launched a drone attack targeting U.S. fighter jets at Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan on the same day. The Al-Azraq base in eastern Jordan is considered a key strategic hub commanding advanced U.S. fighter jet and drone operations. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also announced it attacked a U.S. military base stationed near Manama, the capital of Bahrain, with missiles and drones. Bahrain is a critical Middle Eastern hub where the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters is located. The IRGC also claimed it attacked and destroyed an Amazon Web Services cloud computing center in Bahrain. However, the U.S. Department of Defense has not officially confirmed any damage or casualties.
On the same day, Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social, stating, "Iran's biggest bridge has been destroyed and can never be used again, and more will follow." He emphasized that "Iran must make a deal before it is too late, before there is nothing left." Trump had warned the previous day in an address to the nation that he would launch an intense two-to-three-week campaign of high-intensity strikes that would send Iran back to the "Stone Age." Trump also posted a 10-second video on Truth Social showing the large bridge collapsing with black smoke billowing after the strike. Trump is currently holding negotiations with Iran while suspending strikes on targets such as power plants until the 6th.
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