Video posted on social media on Thursday (July 9) showed damage to the Aq Taqeh Khan railway bridge in northern Iran's Golestan province after overnight U.S. strikes on Iran.

The bridge is a trade link to Tehran's strategic partners China and Russia.

Reuters confirmed the location by the bridge, riverbank, road, fields and relative position of the town which matched satellite imagery. The date when the videos were filmed was verified by an Iranian state media report that a bridge near Aq Qala was struck early on July 9. No older versions found posted online before July 9.

Fars news agency said the route that goes on to pass through Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan has been an important land link to China which gained further relevance during this year's blockade of Iran's Gulf ports by the U.S.

It added that the route had also been used by Russia for cargo shipments to Iran since late 2025.

The agency said repairs to the bridge were expected to be completed quickly.

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Social media video shows a damaged railway bridge on the outskirts of Aq Qala, in northern Iran's Golestan province.

VIDEO SHOWS: AFTERMATH OF STRIKE ON BRIDGE IN AQ TAQEH KHAN, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE IRANIAN CITY OF AL QALA, GOLESTAN PROVINCE

Verified by:

- Bridge, riverbank, road, fields and relative position of the town matched satellite imagery

- Date verified by Iranian state media report that a bridge near Aq Qala was struck early on July 9

- No older versions found posted online before July 9

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SHOWS: AQ QALA, IRAN (JULY 9, 2026) (SOCIAL MEDIA - No resales. No archive. News use only.) (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. VARIOUS OF DAMAGE TO BRIDGE AFTER STRIKE IN AQ TAQEH KHAN, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE IRANIAN CITY OF AL QALA, GOLESTAN PROVINCE