The Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on military targets in central and Western Iran on Monday morning local time, Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. Why it matters: The strikes, in retaliation for an Iranian missile attack against Israel, mark a new phase in a growing escalation that started on Sunday morning. This is the first time Israel has struck Iran since the April 8 ceasefire. - Iran had threatened to expand its attacks and target U.S. bases in the region if Israel retaliated. - Further exchanges of fire could unravel the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran and lead to the resumption of the war. - President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu several hours before the strikes to stand down and…
Wyatt Reed was the first US journalist to visit the massive Iranian infrastructure project destroyed by US attacks
The Grayzone's Wyatt Reed reports from the B1 bridge in Karaj, Iran and surveys the damage following a massive US assault that destroyed one of the country's most significant infrastructure projects as President Donald Trump vowed to bomb it "back to the Stone Age." As the first American journalist to report from the scene of the war crime, Wyatt blows a massive hole in the US justification for the attack, demonstrating the impossibility of the bridge's use for military transportation. He also details the horrifying human toll, as the bombing occurred on Iran's Nature Day, with many families picnicking nearby.Open
Before the U.S. Air Force bombed the B1 bridge in Karaj and the Israeli Air Force bombed Iranian railways, U.S. and foreign politicians and media […] Source
Before the U.S. Air Force bombed the B1 bridge in Karaj and the Israeli Air Force bombed Iranian railways, U.S. and foreign politicians and media […] Source
Iranian officials said one of the longest bridges linking Tehran to the city of Karaj was destroyed overnight, while Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait's largest oil refinery, setting some units on fire.
The U.S. military on Thursday attacked major civilian infrastructure in Iran for the first time, hours after President Trump threatened in a prime time address to bomb the country "back to the stone ages." Why it matters: The attack on the B-1 bridge near Tehran signals a widening of the U.S. military's targets and could be a first step towards attacks on energy, water and transportation infrastructure. - Trump has said the U.S. could conduct such attacks, which would have devastating effects for Iranian civilians, to punish the regime if it won't cut a deal. - U.S. defense officials claim the strike on the bridge was conducted for military purposes to prevent the Iranian armed forces from moving weapons across the bridge. - A U.S.…