Donald Trump claimed responsibility for destroying Iran’s largest bridge, a day after he threatened to bomb the country “back to the stone ages” if a deal to end the five-week-long war he started was not reached. Later imagery showed a clear gap at the heart of what had been one of Iran’s premier infrastructure projects. It was not clear if the bridge was being used by civilians at the time, though there appeared to be a lorry on one side of the bridge. Though most observers took Trump at his word, the US president has in the past engaged in misdirection. Israel said it had struck a headquarters used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to finance armed proxies across the Middle East the day before.

Source: The Guardian April 03, 2026 02:01 UTC