A man stands near the B1 bridge damaged by a strike, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Karaj, Iran on April 3, 2026.
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Standing over the dry bed of the Karaj River, all that remains are twisted steel beams, shattered concrete slabs, dust, and silence. What lies here is not the aftermath of an accident. Iranian officials and witnesses describe it as a deliberate and calculated strike — one they say was designed not just to destroy infrastructure, but to break Iran’s industrial and social backbone.
On the night of April 2, 2026, the B1 Bridge in Karaj — the tallest bridge in the Gulf region — was hit during American and Israeli military strikes, according to Iranian authorities. The attack destroyed a key section of the bridge and turned what was once considered a symbol of Iranian engineering into a field of rubble.
Published – May 08, 2026 06:55 pm IST
