Iranian media have published footage of a railway bridge that was damaged in a US strike overnight. According to a report in Iran, the bridge was used for transferring goods between Iran, Russia, and China.
Iranian media published footage overnight of the railway bridge that was damaged in a US strike, claiming the bridge served a trade route between Iran, Russia, and China. The footage emerged about ten hours after the strike was first reported.
The Zioneer reported at 02:36 Jerusalem that the United States struck the Ak-Tekeh-Khan railway bridge in Golestan province with cruise missiles, according to Iranian state-affiliated Fars news and Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentsweig. The bridge was identified as a strategic node on the China–Turkmenistan–Iran corridor, which has carried Russian goods since November and seen Chinese train traffic triple after the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. By 12:49 Jerusalem, the desk confirmed the bridge's role in the corridor, citing Fars and Israeli media.
The attack is part of a sustained US campaign against Iranian infrastructure. As The Zioneer has reported, US forces have struck air defense, surveillance, drone storage, and other railway bridges in northern Iran in recent weeks. Earlier Thursday, a senior US official confirmed to The Zioneer that cruise missiles struck two railway bridges in northern Iran.
The extent of damage to the bridge has not been independently confirmed. Iranian state media has not commented on the footage.
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