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IN PHOTOS: 8 killed, 95 injured after tallest bridge in Iran hit in US-Israel attack

Updated On: 03 April, 2026 04:41 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

A US-Israel attack on Iran's tallest bridge killed eight people and wounded 95 others, officials said, according to state TV and Fars news agency. Pics and text/AFP

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US President Trump said on Thursday that the tallest bridge in Iran had been destroyed, hours after threatening to bomb the country "back to the Stone Ages". Pics and text/AFP

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US President Trump said on Thursday that the tallest bridge in Iran had been destroyed, hours after threatening to bomb the country "back to the Stone Ages". Pics and text/AFP
Ghodratollah Seif, the deputy governor of Alborz province, where the B1 bridge is located, said eight people were killed in the incident while 95 others were injured

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Ghodratollah Seif, the deputy governor of Alborz province, where the B1 bridge is located, said eight people were killed in the incident while 95 others were injured

Due to reporting restrictions, AFP is not able to access the sites of strikes nor to independently verify tolls in Iran

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Due to reporting restrictions, AFP is not able to access the sites of strikes nor to independently verify tolls in Iran

Trump posted footage on social media of smoke rising from the B1 bridge in Karaj, around 20 miles (35 kilometers) southwest of Tehran -- and warned that there would be further destruction unless Iran comes to the table to end the five-week war

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Trump posted footage on social media of smoke rising from the B1 bridge in Karaj, around 20 miles (35 kilometers) southwest of Tehran -- and warned that there would be further destruction unless Iran comes to the table to end the five-week war

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X: "Striking civilian structures, including unfinished bridges, will not compel Iranians to surrender

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X: "Striking civilian structures, including unfinished bridges, will not compel Iranians to surrender

Iranian state television had earlier reported two US-Israeli strikes on the bridge

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Iranian state television had earlier reported two US-Israeli strikes on the bridge

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