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The B1 bridge west of the capital Tehran, connecting it to the city of Karaj, was under construction when it was hit in an attack that Iran's IRGC security forces said killed eight people.
The IRGC threatened to hit major bridges in the Middle East in retaliation.
will hit more civilian infrastructure, including power plants, in Iran by next week if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz.
The B1 bridge west of the capital Tehran, connecting it to the city of Karaj, was under construction when it was hit in an attack that Iran's IRGC security forces said killed eight people.
The IRGC also threatened to hit major bridges in the Middle East in retaliation.
People in Iran reported strikes all across the country overnight, and a spokesperson for one of Iran's biggest steel companies says it will take at least half a year to repair damage from strikes on industrial factories starting last month.
will hit more civilian infrastructure, including power plants, in Iran by next week if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz, a threat that's been criticized by many Iranians who oppose Iran's current regime,
including opposition figure Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah.
Emily Fang, NPR News, Istanbul.
The B1 bridge west of the capital Tehran, connecting it to the city of Karaj, was under construction when it was hit in an attack that Iran's IRGC security forces said killed eight people.
The IRGC also threatened to hit major bridges in the Middle East in retaliation.
People in Iran reported strikes all across the country overnight, and a spokesperson for one of Iran's biggest steel companies says it will take at least half a year to repair damage from strikes on industrial factories starting last month.
will hit more civilian infrastructure, including power plants, in Iran by next week if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz, a threat that's been criticized by many Iranians who oppose Iran's current regime,
including opposition figure Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah.
Emily Fang, NPR News, Istanbul.
Posting without context or a caption, President Trump shared on social media a video of two successive explosions, one leaving a giant cloud of smoke.
Around the same time, several social media videos from within Iran were shared with diaspora websites.