Tehran Publishes ‘Hit List’: Eight Busy Gulf Bridges in Crosshairs

Following large-scale attacks against it, Iran has released a list of eight key bridges in the Gulf region, warning of “tit-for-tat” retaliation—signaling it would carry out similar strikes in response.

In a joint U.S.-Israeli strike on Thursday, one of the Middle East’s tallest bridges was partially destroyed. Prior to the attack, U.S. President Donald Trump had warned that Iran could be bombed “back to the Stone Age.”

According to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency, the listed targets include major bridges across Gulf countries and Jordan. These include Kuwait’s Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Sea Bridge, the UAE’s Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Al Maqta Bridge, and Sheikh Khalifa Bridge.

Also on the list are the King Fahd Causeway linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, along with Jordan’s King Hussein Bridge, Damia Bridge, and Abdoun Bridge—reportedly identified as potential targets by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Earlier in Thursday’s strike, the 136-meter-tall “B1” bridge—still under construction and intended to connect Tehran with Karaj—was partially destroyed. The attack killed at least eight people and injured 95, according to Iranian officials.

Videos circulating on social media show large sections of the bridge collapsing after the strike. Trump also shared footage of smoke rising from the site, warning of further destruction if Iran does not agree to end the war.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the attack, saying targeting civilian infrastructure like a bridge would not force Iran into surrender, but instead reflects the enemy’s “defeat and moral decline.”