Iran Accuses US of Striking Railway Bridges Amid Escalating Tensions

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Iran accused the US of striking railway bridges near Mashhad and a nuclear power plant in Bushehr on Thursday, escalating tensions after a fragile truce collapsed.
The US military launched significant attacks following strikes on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, with both sides trading blows and disrupting oil tanker traffic.

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Iran accused the US of striking railway bridges near Mashhad and a nuclear power plant in Bushehr on Thursday, escalating tensions after a fragile truce collapsed. The US military launched significant attacks following strikes on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, with both sides trading blows and disrupting oil tanker traffic.

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