US forces conducted a strike on Iran's B1 highway bridge near Tehran on Thursday, causing significant damage and civilian casualties. According to multiple reports, at least eight people were killed and 95 injured in the attack. The US military targeted what President Donald Trump described as a planned military supply route for sustaining Iran's ballistic missile and attack drone force.
Key Takeaways
US forces struck Iran's largest bridge near Tehran on Thursday, killing eight people and injuring 95. President Trump threatened further attacks on Iranian infrastructure, including bridges and power plants. The strike damaged a nearby industrial facility and drew international concern over potential war crimes. Meanwhile, European stocks finished mixed amid volatile trading as fears of escalation in the US-Iran conflict upended global markets.
- US strikes Iran's largest bridge near Tehran
- Eight people killed, 95 injured in the attack
- Trump threatens further attacks on Iranian infrastructure
- International concern over potential war crimes
In response to the strike, Trump threatened further attacks on Iranian infrastructure, including bridges and electric power plants. 'The U.S. military hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran,' Trump stated on social media. The strike damaged a nearby industrial facility and drew international concern. Dozens of international law experts in the US signed an open letter stating that American strikes on Iran may amount to war crimes, citing comments from Trump where he said the US could conduct strikes 'just for fun' and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth's remarks about not fighting with 'stupid rules of engagement.'
Meanwhile, European stocks finished mixed amid volatile trading as fears of escalation in the US-Iran conflict upended global markets. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down 0.3%, with Germany's DAX shedding 0.8%. Oil prices surged following Trump's address, with global benchmark Brent crude jumping more than 6% to top $107.
Iranian forces are currently searching for a missing US pilot from one of two warplanes downed over Iran and the Gulf, according to officials from both sides. The incidents highlight the ongoing risks facing US and Israeli aircraft over Iran as the conflict entered its sixth week. Two Black Hawk helicopters engaged in the search were hit by Iranian fire but managed to exit Iranian airspace.
The war has resulted in thousands of deaths, sparked an energy crisis, and threatened lasting damage to the global economy since the initial strikes that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The conflict has claimed 13 US military service members' lives, with more than 300 wounded.
As hostilities continued on Saturday, Iranian state media reported air strikes at a petrochemical zone in southwestern Iran, with five people reported injured so far. A projectile also hit an auxiliary building near the perimeter of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, the Tasnim news agency said, killing one person. The operations of the plant were unaffected.
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