The B1 bridge, which was still under construction, is considered the Middle East's tallest according to Fars/Iranian media, with a 447-foot (136-meter) column.
Earlier Thursday, US President Donald Trump boastfully posted footage of smoke rising from the B1 bridge, roughly 20 miles (35 kilometres) southwest of Tehran, and warned of further destruction of civilian infrastructure in the country, urging Tehran to make a deal 'before it is too late."
“The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again — Much more to follow! IT IS TIME FOR IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” he wrote - again in all CAPS, on his Truth Social.
The US-Israeli airstrikes on B1, which were carried out in a "double tap" attack, killed at least eight civilians and wounded 95 others, including emergency medical crews evacuating
Shortly after the attack, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X, “Striking civilian structures, including unfinished bridges, will not compel Iranians to surrender. It only conveys the defeat and moral collapse of an enemy in disarray.”
“Every bridge and building will be built back stronger. What will never recover: damage to America's standing,” added Araghchi.
Shortly after the attack on B1, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said several potential targets across the region, including major bridges in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Jordan, could be "legitimate retaliatory targets."
The B1 bridge, an engineering gem which is still under construction, was set to be the Middle East’s tallest, with a 447‑foot (136‑meter) central column. It is part of the 1,050‑metre-long Karaj Northern Bypass connecting Tehran to northern provinces and the Chalus Highway, and was estimated to cost $400 million.
The US-Israeli attack on B1 came a day after President Trump threatened to escalate the US-Israel war on Iran by expanding airstrikes to target power plants and more civilian infrastructure, vowing to "bomb Iran back to the Stone Age."
For five weeks, American-Israeli strikes have destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of homes and commercial units, steel and pharma factories, bridges, roads, hospitals, clinics, schools, universities, and oil depots across the country, killing and wounding nearly 25,000 civilians.
Iran has retaliated to the US and Israeli aggression on the country by targeting US bases and economic and energy hubs in the Arab Gulf countries with hundreds of missiles and drone attacks that caused widespread damage and destruction.
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