Iran has released a list of eight major bridges across the Gulf and Jordan, signalling potential retaliatory targets following a deadly strike on a bridge near Karaj.
The list was released on Thursday by Fars News Agency, a semi-official outlet closely linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The development came hours after a powerful airstrike destroyed parts of the B1 bridge near Karaj, marking the first time a civilian structure has been targeted by the United States since the conflict began on February 28.
At least eight civilians were killed in the strike, according to an Associated Press report. Iran’s state media, citing authorities in Alborz province, said 95 others were injured.
The B1 bridge, a newly constructed structure connecting Tehran and Karaj, was scheduled to open later this year.
Fars reported that several bridges across Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan have been identified as potential targets for Iranian military operations, in retaliation for the US-Israeli attack on the B1 bridge in Karaj.
The bridges named include Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Bridge in Kuwait, King Fahd Causeway linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, Sheikh Zayed Bridge and Al Maqta Bridge in the UAE, as well as King Hussein Bridge, Damia Bridge, Sheikh Khalifa Bridge and Abdoun Bridge in Jordan.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signalled a possible escalation, warning of further strikes on Iran.
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi, meanwhile, strongly criticised the strike, saying, “Striking civilian structures, including unfinished bridges, will not compel Iranians to surrender.”
