Iranian state media claimed Thursday that U.S. forces struck a strategic railway bridge used for trade with Russia and China, marking what Tehran described as an attack on key civilian infrastructure.

According to Iran’s Fars News Agency, the bridge is part of the China–Turkmenistan–Iran rail corridor and has recently handled increased volumes of Russian cargo as maritime shipping routes faced growing disruption. The report alleged the bridge was hit by U.S. cruise missiles during the latest round of strikes.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the reported attack, claiming the strikes targeted civilian infrastructure, including railway bridges, and called them a “serious war crime.” In a sharply worded statement, the ministry accused the United States of carrying out attacks on multiple sites in Iran’s southern coastal provinces as well as two railway bridges on the route leading to the holy city of Mashhad, while denouncing the U.S. administration in harsh terms.

The U.S. has not publicly commented on the Iranian claims.

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