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Several blasts reported on Iran’s Kharg Island; rail bridge struck in central Iranian city after Israeli warning

By ToI Staff and AFP 7 April 2026, 2:19 pm
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Several explosions are reported on Iran’s Kharg Island, Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency reports.

Kharg Island, located off Iran’s western coast, is a vital oil export terminal for the country.

US President Donald Trump has recently threatened to destroy the island if a deal to end the war is not reached soon and the Strait of Hormuz does not “immediately” reopen.

Additionally, two people were killed in a US-Israeli attack on a rail bridge in the central Iranian city of Kashan, a regional official tells state media Iran’s IRNA news agency, hours after Israel warned Iranians to stay away from trains.

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