The US airstrike on Iran’s biggest bridge- the B1 bridge in Alborz province - will likely be a huge setback for Tehran, as it was the strategic and critical link that connected Tehran to Karaj.
The B1 was one of the tallest in the Middle East and was hit in two waves of attacks, separated by around an hour, Iranian state TV reported. The B1 bridge, one of the highest in the Middle East, was inaugurated this year. The bridge was called an engineering masterpiece by the regime.
As per Israeli media, the attack, carried out without the aid of Israel, on the bridge was intended to prevent military use of the bridge for the passage of military equipment. They also quoted IDF sources which did not rule out the possibility that the purpose of the attack on the bridge was to cut off the city of Tehran from the rest of the country.
Images on social media showed a clear breach in the bridge.
The attack on one of the main transport hubs leading to the city of Tehran also caused power outages across the area. Local reports indicated disruptions in the electrical infrastructure, although it is still unclear whether the outages were caused directly by the attack on the bridge or by separate attacks.
US President Donald Trump hailed the attack, stating that “the biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again ” and warned that “much more” would follow. "It is time for Iran to make a deal before it is too late, and there is nothing left of what still could become a great country,” Trump wrote.
“A few minutes ago, the American-Zionist enemy once again targeted the B1 bridge in Karaj,” a city west of Tehran, state TV said. Iran also stated that bridges across the region had become “legitimate targets.” Tehran also warned that it would hit the Arik Bridge on Route 87 in northern Israel, which connects the Lower Galilee to the Golan Heights. Iran also said bridges across the region, including Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Jordan and Iraq, could become legitimate targets.