Current sectionMiddle East NewsAccording to reports in Iranian media, the U.S. also hit the Aq Taqeh Khan railway bridge, a trade link to Tehran's strategic partners China and Russia located in northern Iran's Golestan provinceShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeOded Yaronand Reuters02:23 PM • July 09 2026 IDTThe United States on Thursday struck Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on the Persian Gulf coast and a railway bridge in the country's northeast used for trade with Russia and China, according to Iranian reports.Loading...CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasTrumpRahm EmanuelGraham PlatnerHaQuizHaaretz PodcastU.S. Strikes Near Bushehr Nuclear Plant, Iran SaysWhat Is the Purpose of a Jewish Museum in Europe After October 7?Jewish Comedian Alison Leiby's New Memoir Celebrates Being 'Too Much'Israel Advances Bill to Seize Palestinian Authority Funds Sent to GazaIsrael Tells Court It Is Holding Palestinian Detainee's Body for BargainingRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?The 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic Primary