US Strikes Iranian Railway Near Turkmenistan Border in Major Escalation

What was said

"Axios reported that the US actually struck it. Yeah, that was surprising to me. I can give you an inject here. This is part of a— so this is finishing the job. The president wants to finish the job. What he's doing is he's going after their entire energy profile. That railway really kept Iran's energy production going. Obviously, they could produce at least a limited amount during the war and at least know they could ship it out via that railway."

The United States struck a key railway near Iran's Turkmenistan border, part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, in what analysts describe as an attempt to collapse Iran's energy transportation infrastructure. Initially believed to be sabotage, Axios confirmed the US conducted the strike. This represents a geographic expansion of US targeting beyond the Strait of Hormuz region, aiming to cripple Iran's ability to export oil even via land routes.