Middle East bridges in crosshairs as Iran vows retaliation after Karaj strike
India Today
Iranian media listed key regional bridges as potential targets after US-Israeli strikes destroyed Karaj's B1 bridge, escalating tensions amid ongoing retaliatory drone and missile attacks across West Asia.
Iranian media on Friday published a list of major bridges across the Middle East region, in what appeared to be a warning of possible "tit-for-tat" retaliation after a US-Israeli strike destroyed a key bridge in Karaj a day before.
The semi-official Fars News Agency indicated that several prominent bridges in neighbouring countries could be potential targets, after two strikes hit the B1 bridge in the northern Iranian city.
Among the structures named were one each in Kuwait and Bahrain, two in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and three in Jordan.
The list included:
US and Israeli forces carried out two strikes on the B1 bridge in Karaj, located in Alborz province, a day before. The attack killed two people and left the structure destroyed.
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