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Karaj B1 bridge attack

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Karaj B1 bridge attack
Part of the 2026 Iran war
Karaj B1 bridge after the attack (6).jpg
The bridge after the attack
Type Double tap strike
Location
Karaj, Alborz province, Iran
Planned byFlag of the United States.svg United States
Target Karaj B1 bridge
Date2 April 2026 (2026-04-02) (on annual festival Sizdah Be-dar)
Executed byFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Casualties8 civilians killed
95+ injured
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Red pog.svg
B1 bridge
Location in Iran

As part of the 2026 Iran war, the unfinished B1 bridge in Karaj, Iran was attacked on 2 April 2026 by the United States with two missiles, causing it to partially collapse. 8 people were killed and at least 95 were wounded. [1] [2] According to Iran's Fars News Agency, the second strike (double tapped) occurred once first responders had arrived to assist victims of the first strike. [3] The deputy governor of Alborz province said the victims were civilians celebrating Sizdah Be-dar in the area below the bridge. [4] The attack came amid President of the United States Donald Trump's threats to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure. [5]

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Attack

On 2 April, the U.S. military struck the unfinished B1 bridge, eliminating what it called a planned military supply route for Iranian missiles and drones. The strikes came after Trump's speech earlier in the day vowing to escalate the strikes on Iran over the next two to three weeks to "bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong." [6] Alborz province governor Ghodratollah Seif said the strikes killed 8 people and wounded 95, most of whom were residents from a nearby village celebrating Sizdah be-dar, the last day of Nowruz. [4] According to the Iran's Fars News Agency, the second strike occurred after first responders arrived to help people wounded in the strike, killing two and injuring several more. [3] Seif said that "there was absolutely no military activity on bridge B1." [7]

Reactions

United States President Donald Trump hailed the strike on the bridge, posting a video of the explosion on Truth Social and warning that there was "much more to follow," threatening Iran to "make a deal before it is too late, and there is nothing left of what still could become a great country." [7] He also threatened to target "Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants." [8]

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the attack on the bridge as an illegal breach of international law, noting that "striking civilian structures, including unfinished bridges, will not compel Iranians to surrender", and that the attack "only conveys the defeat and moral collapse of an enemy in disarray". [9] Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani said that the attack on the civilian site constitutes "a war crime" and "a clear act of state terrorism." [10]

Legality

According to Brian Finucane, a former State Department lawyer, the legality of the attack on the bridge "would depend on the facts," noting that the "bridge was targeted not to provide any military advantage but in the hopes of coercing Tehran and generating content." [7]

Experts assessed that the strikes on the bridge, along with other attacks on civilian infrastructure, may constitute war crimes. Experts cited the Geneva Conventions prohibiting the destruction of "objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population," as well as the International Criminal Court's indictment of four Russian military officials in 2024 for systematically targeting Ukraine's power grid. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "2 U.S. planes are down and Iran hits Gulf refineries as the war wraps its 5th week". NPR.
  2. ↑ "Trump warns Tehran 'more to follow' after strike destroys Iran's largest bridge". The Guardian.
  3. 1 2 "Tehran-Karaj bridge hit again by US-Israeli strike while medics attend to injured". Middle East Eye.
  4. 1 2 "واکنش‌ها یه حمله هوایی به «بلندترین پل خاورمیانه» در کرج؛ از نگرانی از بازگشت به «عصر حجر» تا «بهترش را می‌سازیم»". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2026-04-03. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
  5. ↑ "Iran condemns US-Israeli 'moral collapse' after attacks on civilian sites". Al Jazeera.
  6. ↑ Broadwater, Luke; Pager, Tyler (2 April 2026). "5 Takeaways From Trump's Speech on Iran". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Ward, Euan; Wong, Edward; Behrooz, Parin; Fassihi, Farnaz (2026-04-02). "Trump Hails Strike on Iranian Bridge, Warning 'More to Follow'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2026-04-04.
  8. ↑ Staff, Al Jazeera. "Iran condemns US-Israeli 'moral collapse' after attacks on civilian sites". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
  9. ↑ Habibiazad, Ghoncheh (2026-04-03). "'This has got me worried': Iranians fear what comes next after US strike on Karaj bridge". BBC. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
  10. ↑ "Update from Shirin Hakim". The New York Times. 2026-04-04. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2026-04-04.
  11. ↑ "Trump gloats on possible war crimes in Iran, but punishment distant". France 24. 2026-04-02. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
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