{"id":401153,"date":"2026-04-07T18:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=70473"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:53:54","slug":"israel-threatens-strikes-on-irans-railway-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=401153","title":{"rendered":"Israel threatens strikes on Iran\u2019s railway network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Israeli army has warned Iranians to stay away from rail infrastructure. The warning remains active until 21:00 on 7 April. Earlier, the United States threatened (and conducted) attacks on bridges in Iran.<\/strong><br \/>\n<span id=\"more-70473\"><\/span>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDFFarsi\/status\/2041385577287663833\"  rel=\"noopener\">warning<\/a> suggests that the Iranian rail network could be a prime target for Israeli (and American) attacks today. With earlier American attacks on infrastructure, such as the now partially collapsed B1 road bridge, it is possible that there will be significant damage to the rail network.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s railways play a modest role in China-Europe rail freight traffic, serving as an alternative route to operations through Russia and along the Middle Corridor. At the same time, Iran\u2019s railways serve as a key part of the International North-South Transport Corridor. It connects Russia to the Indian Ocean, offering quicker access to some export markets, particularly India.<\/p>\n<p>International rail operations through Iran have already been disrupted due to the ongoing war, but targeted attacks on the rail network could have a more lasting impact. Following the B1 bridge strike, Israel and the United States could target the Ghotour or the Veresk rail bridges. The former links up to T\u00fcrkiye, the latter is a vital part of the INSTC\u2019s eastern branch.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 2px solid #0a4e7f; padding: 15px 20px 20px 20px; border-radius: 10px; background-color: #e7f1f8; margin: 20px 0;\">\n<p>The Iran war has severely disrupted international logistics, including beyond rail. Maritime shipping is hindered due to the <strong>Hormuz Strait closure<\/strong>. Meanwhile, air freight through the Gulf states is also disrupted.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi rail is planning to help pick up some of the lost capacity. <strong>Saudi Arabia Railways will increase the rail transport of containers<\/strong> from its ports in the east, RailFreight.com reported last week. With the Strait of Hormuz unavailable, the Saudi railway network can become a key alternative route to keep (some) goods moving.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"readmore\">\n<div class=\"readmore-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/business\/2026\/03\/31\/saudi-arabia-expands-rail-freight-services-amid-hormuz-chaos\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2714682063-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"readmore-thumbnail\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"readmore-info\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/business\/2026\/03\/31\/saudi-arabia-expands-rail-freight-services-amid-hormuz-chaos\/\" class=\"readmore-title\">Saudi Arabia expands rail freight services amid Hormuz chaos<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Israeli army has warned Iranians to stay away from rail infrastructure. The warning remains active until 21:00 on 7 April. Earlier, the United States\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10863,8296,1230,790,19891,858,471,78,47,17182,423],"tags":[12634,11],"class_list":["post-401153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia-europe","category-china-europe","category-instc","category-iran","category-iran-war","category-israel","category-news","category-rail-freight","category-rail-news","category-strait-of-hormuz","category-united-states","tag-railfreight","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=401153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":401154,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401153\/revisions\/401154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=401153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=401153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=401153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}