Airstrike In Iran Destroys The Tallest Bridge In The Middle East
- 2.04.2026, 20:40
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A road bridge on the northern bypass road of the city of Karaj connecting it to Tehran was partially destroyed in Iran after an airstrike on Thursday, April 2, The Guardian reported.
The strikes came after US President Donald Trump promised Iran an "extremely hard blow" in the next two to three weeks, saying he would "take them back to the Stone Age where they belong."
It is noted that the B1 bridge, which is about 500 meters long, was built in early 2026. Iranian propaganda called it one of the largest in West Asia and emphasized that it was erected under sanctions pressure without using foreign technology. The bridge crosses the Karaj River valley over the Beilkan Reservoir and is capable of supporting up to 60,000 vehicles per day.
Iran's Press TV website reported that the bridge cost $400 million to build. In addition to transportation infrastructure, industry was also hit.
Two of Iran's largest steel mills - Khuzestan Steel Company in the city of Ahvaz and Mobarakeh Steel Company in the central province of Isfahan - have reported damage from a series of US-Israeli strikes, Al Jazeera writes.
Trump later commented on the bridge strike on his social media network Truth Social.
"Iran's biggest bridge has collapsed and will never be used again. There's more to come! There is still time to make a deal before it's too late. Otherwise there will be nothing left of what could still be a great country!" - he wrote.
On April 1, Trump wrote on his social media network Truth Social that Iran's president had asked the United States for a ceasefire, but Washington would only consider the issue after the Strait of Hormuz was opened. Iran's Foreign Ministry later denied Trump's words.
On March 31, it became known that the third US aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush, along with its escort ships, had left for the Middle East. Earlier, the media reported that the US may be preparing to conduct a ground operation in Iran.
On March 24, Israeli publication Ynet reported that Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei had agreed to talks with the US. Before that, Tehran had rejected claims of any direct talks with Washington. In particular, the Iranian Foreign Ministry called statements about "productive dialog" untrue.