The US military launched cruise missile strikes against two railway bridges in northern Iran on April 7, hitting infrastructure near Kashan and Qom in what appears to be a coordinated effort with Israeli forces to disrupt logistics tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Two people were killed and three injured in Kashan, according to Iranian reports. The targets, including the Yahya Abad bridge, were selected to sever transport links used for weapon movement. Iran claims it repaired damage to at least six railway sites within 96 hours, resuming normal train service shortly after.
For crypto markets, the strikes landed like a match near dry kindling. Bitcoin and major tokens exhibited risk-off behavior, with price dips followed by recoveries associated with the heightened military actions.
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This is not the first time Iran-related military escalation has sent shockwaves through digital asset markets in 2026. An earlier phase of heightened tensions between February and July triggered a $128 billion reduction in total crypto market capitalization.
