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🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — NEW: The US targeted a vital railway bridge along Iran’s rail corridor to China and T [...]
— NEW: The US targeted a vital railway bridge along Iran’s rail corridor to China and Turkmenistan in an overnight strike, Fars News reports. Cruise missiles hit the “Aq Tekkeh Khan” bridge in Aq Qala, Golestan Province, a crucial junction connecting Iran with Turkmenistan and China. Moscow has relied on this route to move its cargo since last autumn, and Chinese rail shipments had grown threefold after the naval blockade took hold.
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BRICS News
· Jul 9, 2026
JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 US strikes railway bridge on Iran's northern corridor that linked the count [...]
JUST IN: US strikes railway bridge on Iran's northern corridor that linked the country to China and Russia.@BRICSNews
BERNAMA
· Jul 9, 2026
World : US Strikes Strategic Railway Bridge Linking Iran To China, Russia
ISTANBUL, July 9 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- On the second straight day of its renewed strikes on the country, the United States (US) struck a strategic railway bridge in northern Iran linking it to China and Russia, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported, citing Iran's semi-official on Thursday.
Arab Times Online
· Jul 9, 2026
Iran Says US Strike Hit Key Rail Link Used for China, Russia Trade; 14 Killed, 78 Injured in Latest Retaliatory Strikes
TEHRAN, Jul 9: A US strike hit a strategic railway bridge in northern Iran used on trade routes linking the country with China and Russia, Iranian media reported on Thursday, as Te...
Hananya Naftali
· Jul 9, 2026
According to reports from Iran: Among the targets that the United States attacked was a strate [...]
According to reports from Iran: Among the targets that the United States attacked was a strategically important railway bridge used for transporting goods between Iran, China, and Russia.
Haaretz
· Jul 9, 2026
Iran says U.S. strikes targeted Bushehr nuclear plant, warns of retaliation against American bases
According to reports in Iranian media, the U.S. also hit the Aq Taqeh Khan railway bridge, a trade link to Tehran's strategic partners China and Russia located in northern Iran's Golestan province
JFeed
· Jul 9, 2026
Iran Says US Struck Strategic Railway Bridge Far From Strait Of Hormuz
Reports in Iran: Among the targets attacked by the United States was a strategic railway bridge used for transporting goods between Iran, China, and Russia, per Amit Segal.
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