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May 16, 2026 14:52
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Matthew Chance is there,
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and he got a first -hand look at some of the destruction on the ground.
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A rare glimpse
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of the tightly controlled Islamic Republic.
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We drove out of Tehran,
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the bustling but still tense capital,
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past anti -American slogans daubed along the
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route, to the town of Karaj,
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and one painful scar left by the latest
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US -led war.
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When finished,
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the B1 bridge was meant to be a symbol of Iranian
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engineering prowess,
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the tallest in the region.
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But for now,
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it's become a battered monument to ruthless American
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airpower.
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Wow,
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where you really get a sense of the incredible destructive
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force that was at play with these US airstrikes that smashed
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this concrete look.
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and twisted all this reinforced steel.
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Let's take a look,
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see if we can get closer,
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a bit closer to the edge.
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I mean,
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look at the concrete pylons that have been absolutely shattered.
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And down here,
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I mean, there's a huge drop of 450 feet.
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This was, as I mentioned,
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the highest bridge in the Middle East.
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And there were people down below who were caught up in this and killed.
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And the Iranian official who was sent to show us around insisted
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this targeting of infrastructure and the killing of innocent civilians
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was a war crime that should be punished.
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It's an allegation US officials categorically
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deny.
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The Americans say that this was a legitimate military target,
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that this bridge would have been used for the transport of drones
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and missiles,
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and therefore it was fair game.
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How do you answer that?
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That's a false narrative from President Trump.
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This bridge hadn't even opened.
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Not a single car had driven over.
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It was built for the use of our people and was just called a military target so it
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could be bombarded,
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demolished and destroyed.
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Back in April,
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Trump posted video of the attack on his Truth social platform,
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urging Iran to make a deal before it's too late.
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Now, after his state visit to China,
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there's still no deal.
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And Trump is raising the issue again amid concerns
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the fragile ceasefire with Iran could soon break
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down.
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We haven't knocked out other than one bridge that we did because they misbehaved.
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But we have bridges we can knock out.
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We can knock out their bridges and their electrical capacity.
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Within two days,
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we can knock out the whole thing.
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It's a terrifying possibility,
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but one that doesn't seem to be giving Iran much pause.
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Why is it important for this country to rebuild
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the bridge now?
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When there's the possibility that the Americans could strike it again in the
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near future?
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Why now?
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We're not thinking about that.
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Our focus is on the reconstruction of our bridge.
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It was designed and built by our engineers,
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despite many difficult years of sanctions.
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And amid growing tensions with the US,
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Iranian officials insist this symbol of
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the Islamic Republic will rise again.
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Well, Sarah,
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those remarks by President Trump that he could easily destroy Iran's
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bridges and its electrical capacity obviously raising tensions.
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