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Trump warns Tehran ‘more to follow’ after strike destroys Iran’s largest bridge

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 679 words · By Dan Sabbagh
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Donald Trump claimed responsibility for destroying Iran’s largest bridge, a day after he threatened to bomb the country “back to the stone ages” if a deal to end the five-week-long war he started was not reached.

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What happened

Donald Trump claimed responsibility for destroying Iran’s largest bridge, a day after he threatened to bomb the country “back to the stone ages” if a deal to end the five-week-long war he started was not reached.

Why it matters

The US president shared footage of part of the newly built 136 metre-high $400m B1 suspension bridge between Tehran and Karaj collapsing dramatically on to the causeway below amid a rising plume of black smoke.

Common ground

Two people were reported killed in the incident on Thursday, in which the middle of the bridge was struck twice.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Isfahan is where Iran moved its 440kg stockpile of 60% enriched uranium”
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Claim 2: “Iran stated it would conduct more attacks until its enemies' surrender”
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Claim 3: “Speculation existed about a US airborne raid to seize radioactive material”
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Claim 4: “The US president shared footage of the B1 suspension bridge collapsing”
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Wikipedia entries about the 2026 Iran war and timeline do not mention Trump sharing footage of the B1 bridge collapse.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roger Jason Stone (born Roger Joseph Stone Jr.; August 27, 1952) is an American right-wing political activist, consultant and lobbyist. He is a prominent consultant and lobbyist within the New Right, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 5: “António Guterres warned of a wider war with catastrophic implications”
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Claim 6: “Donald Trump claimed responsibility for destroying Iran’s largest bridge”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support the claim about Trump destroying Iran's largest bridge.
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Claim 7: “Trump claimed the war against Iran was nearing completion”
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Multiple independent sources (The Hindu, Wikipedia) confirm Trump stated the war against Iran was nearing completion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO) is a term that gained prominence in May 2025 after many threats and reversals during the trade war US president Donald Trump initiated with his administration's "Liber…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During and between his terms as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made tens of thousands of false or misleading claims. Fact-checkers at The Washington Post documented 30,573 false or m…
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Claim 8: “Oil prices jumped 7% to $108 per barrel”
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Claim 9: “Two people were reported killed in the bridge incident”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm fatalities from the bridge incident.
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Claim 10: “Footage of a strike on an Isfahan missile base was confirmed as genuine”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm the authenticity of the Isfahan missile base footage.
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Claim 11: “Trump warned of further attacks if a settlement was not reached”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Trump's warning about further attacks.
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Claim 12: “The B1 suspension bridge was 136 metres high and cost $400m”
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Wikipedia entries reference unrelated topics (exoplanets, locomotives, bombers) and do not describe the B1 bridge's height or cost.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — K2-136 is a K-type main-sequence star located in the zodiac constellation Taurus. It is a member of the Hyades open cluster, which provides a well-constrained young age on the system. The star is know…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Thompson Class B1 is a class of steam locomotive designed by Edward Thompson for medium mixed traffic work.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It has been nicknamed the "Bone" (from "B-One"). As of 2024, it is one of the U.S. Air Fo…
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Claim 13: “Iran reported over 15,000 bombing raids since the war began”
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Claim 14: “The bridge collapse occurred on Thursday”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm the collapse date as Thursday.
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Claim 15: “The bridge was struck twice in the incident”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm the bridge was struck twice.
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Claim 16: “At least 1,900 people were killed and 20,000 injured in Iran”
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Claim 17: “Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s power plants”
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Multiple cross-referenced news outlets (The Hindu, France24, The Guardian, EuroNews) independently report Trump's threats against Iran's infrastructure.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday (March 30, 2026) to 'obliterate' Iran's power infrastructure, oil wells and 'possibly all desalinization plants'
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-israel-iran-w…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — US President Donald Trump threatened Monday to destroy Iran's Kharg Island, a crude oil export hub, along with oil wells and power plants unless Tehran quickly accepted a deal to end the US-Israeli wa…
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260330-trump-threa…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Donald Trump has threatened to 'obliterate' Iran’s power stations and fresh water plants if Tehran does not agree to peace terms 'shortly'.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/31/tuesday-briefi…
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