The United States attacked two railroad bridges in northern Iran using cruise missiles, Barak Ravid, a reporter for U.S. online media outlet Axios, said on the 8th.
Ravid wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that a U.S. government official told him of the strikes. According to Ravid, the official said, "This strike is the first case of the United States attacking Iranian infrastructure since the U.S.-Iran ceasefire on April 8."
Earlier the same day, U.S. Central Command wrote on X, "At the direction of the U.S. commander in chief (President Donald Trump), forces under Central Command have launched additional strikes to degrade Iran's ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz." It added, "The United States is holding Iran accountable for its recent unjustified attacks on merchant vessels and civilian sailors freely navigating a critical international waterway." Reuters, citing a U.S. government official, reported that "the strikes on the 8th are expected to be larger in scale than those carried out the previous day."
President Trump also posted photos of the strikes on Iran on Truth Social, writing, "This is retaliation for Iran's bombing of ships yesterday," and "If this happens again, things will get worse."
Iran vowed retaliation. Majid Musavi, commander of the Aerospace Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), warned on X, "We will retaliate strongly and swiftly."
Earlier in the day, at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit held in Turkey, Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, criticized Iran's leadership as "trash, tiresome people," and said the memorandum of understanding (MOU) ending the war "seems to be over." He also signaled additional strikes that day. At a press conference in the afternoon, however, he said he does "not think" the war with Iran "will start again," adding, "We are not seeking a prolonged war."
