Iranian media reports widespread attacks on the Islamic Republic's transport network on the eve of US President Donald Trump's ultimatum against Tehran, which expires later today, DPA reported, BTA reported.
IRNA news agency reported that two people were killed in an air strike on a railway bridge near the city of Kashan, which is located in central Iran. Three people were injured. The extent of the damage is being assessed.
The desert city of Kashan, a popular tourist destination, is about a three-hour drive from the Iranian capital Tehran. The highway was closed after rocket strikes in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. In the same province, a bridge on the road between the cities of Tabriz and Zanjan was also hit, the Iranian daily "Etemad" reported.
Iranian media also reported shelling of a bridge at a major transport hub near the pilgrimage city of Qom – south of Tehran.
The state-run English-language newspaper "Tehran Times" reported strikes on the railway network in Karaj – a city of over 1 million inhabitants west of Tehran.
The Israeli army announced that it had carried out a new series of large-scale strikes on Iran and specified that they were aimed at the infrastructure of the Islamic Republic, notes Agence France-Presse.
Earlier today, the Israeli military also made specific threats to the Iranian railway network, warning local residents in a publication in Ex to avoid it.
New explosions were also reported on the island of Kharg in the Persian Gulf. The Iranian Mehr news agency reported that the island, which is of strategic importance for Tehran's oil exports, was under fire. At the same time, the publication "Axios" reported that the US military had struck military targets on the Iranian island.