Iran has 185 bridges over 100 meters long, but there are some that could be seen as main targets by strategic reasons.
The President of the United States stated that will destroy Iran in the early hours of this Wednesday, if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.
In a new and controversial statement, Donald Trump guarantees that, If the country does not give in, Tehran will be left without bridges and power plants.
O The deadline given by the president ends at 01:00, Lisbon time.
Five infrastructures are possible attack targets
O Iran has 185 bridges over 100 meters longbut there are some that can be seen as main targets by strategic reasons.
Among the infrastructures that could be in the sights of US forces is the Persian Gulf Bridgewhose construction began in 2011, but which has been delayed due to lack of financing.
When completed, the bridge will link Iran’s largest mainland port to the largest Gulf islandwhere an underground missile arsenal is believed to be located.
A Lake Urmia Bridge can also be targeted. Yours destruction would sever the link between Tabriz and Urmia and would cause an ecological disaster by dumping more than 35 kilometers of steel and concrete into a lake that is already in the drying process.
A tehran central highwaywith 11 kilometers, It is the city’s main artery and millions of people pass through it every day.
An attack could cause numerous civilian casualties and leave the capital’s emergency evacuation systems in chaos.
A Ponte Karun 4with 378 meters, sits on top of a dam reservoirand its destruction could cause serious damage and even flooding.
I and Ghadir Bridgein the city of Ahvaz, in the center of the country’s oil and industrial sectors, it could split the city in two and affect local production.
Attacking bridges would not be unprecedented
All these infrastructures can be bombed, as happened with the B1 bridge, the longest in Iranwhich was destroyed in a joint action by the United States and Israel last week.
A bridge was about to be opened and there was no military activity in the surrounding area, with the attack causing eight deaths and 95 injuries.
