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Karaj B1 bridge attack The B1 highway bridge linking Tehran and Karaj , which was inaugurated earlier this year, is hit by Israeli

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A highway bridge linking Iran’s capital Tehran to the western city of Karaj was hit by airstrikes today, Fars news reports, adding that early assessments point to several injured people and that other areas of Karaj were struck. Fars adds that the B1 bridge is considered the Middle East’s highest bridge and was inaugurated earlier this year. U.S. and Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck the B1 Bridge in Karaj, northern Iran, one of the country’s tallest bridges, with several injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/eWTH2DZRrZ — BREAKING NEWS (@fabio1971121971) April 2, 2026 As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and

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