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Strikes hit bridges and rail-linked infrastructure across Iran on Tuesday after Israel warned civilians to avoid trains and Donald Trump threatened to destroy bridges and power plants if a deal is not reached.

In central Iran, a railway bridge near Kashan was hit, along with another bridge near Qom, while a key road bridge on the Tabriz-Zanjan highway in northwest Iran was also struck.

The attacks followed Israel’s warning to stay away from trains and railway lines, citing risks to civilians.

In and around Tehran, strikes hit multiple districts including Yusefabad, areas near Mehrabad Airport and Tehranpars, while nearby Karaj and surrounding towns were also affected.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned on Tuesday their response to the United States could extend beyond the region and target energy infrastructure, saying previous restraint had ended.

“From now on, all these considerations have been lifted,” the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement.

It said it would act against US and partner infrastructure in a way that would deprive them of the region’s oil and gas resources for years.

Regional partners of the United States should know Iran had exercised restraint due to good neighborly relations, it said, but that those considerations no longer applied.

The Guards added that if US forces crossed what it called red lines, “our response will go beyond the region.”

Iran’s army said it carried out large-scale drone attacks on targets linked to the United States and Israel in response to strikes on its energy infrastructure.

In a statement, the army said it targeted a petrochemical power unit and fuel storage site near Dimona in southern Israel, as well as a US naval maintenance facility at Jebel Ali Port.

It also said it struck radar systems and housing facilities for US forces at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base.

The statement said the attacks were in response to US and Israeli strikes on Iran’s petrochemical and other infrastructure.

Iran has rejected any temporary ceasefire with the United States and set conditions for talks on “a lasting peace,” Reuters reported, citing a senior Iranian source.

The source said Tehran’s preconditions include an immediate halt to US and Israeli strikes, guarantees that attacks will not be repeated, and compensation for damages caused during the conflict.

The source added that under a permanent peace deal, Tehran is demanding fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit route.

The transit fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz would vary depending on vessel type, cargo and prevailing conditions, according to the source.

Iran attacked a petrochemical complex in the Saudi industrial city of Jubail on Tuesday, IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency reported.

There was no immediate comment from the Saudi government, state oil giant Saudi Aramco or its petrochemicals unit SABIC.