US strikes Iran rail bridge linking Russia, China as truce collapses

The United States has struck a strategic railway bridge in northern Iran, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency, marking the second consecutive day of renewed attacks after President Donald Trump declared a recent ceasefire framework with Tehran was over.

The reported cruise missile strike on Thursday targeted the Ogtay Khan railway bridge in Golestan province, a key point on a rail corridor linking Iran with China and Turkmenistan, Fars said.

The attack came as Iran suspended passenger rail services between Tehran and the northeastern city of Mashhad following what local reports described as a US-Israeli strike on part of the railway network.

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Fars described the Ogtay Khan bridge as a strategic transport link connecting Iran to major regional trade routes involving China and Russia.

Iran’s state railway said repair teams had been dispatched to the damaged area and that passengers affected by the disruption would be transported by road to Mashhad.