Iran’s biggest bridge near Tehran has crashed down in a stunning scene captured on camera following reports of U.S. airstrikes, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, as he pressed the regime to make a deal before tensions escalate further.

The B1 highway bridge, a key link between Iran’s capital and the western city of Karaj, is considered the tallest in the Middle East and was only inaugurated earlier this year.

Iranian state TV reportedly warned of potential retaliation, claiming the state’s military has identified multiple bridges in American-allied Middle East nations as targets, according to Iran International.

Trump posted a video on social media capturing a massive plume of smoke and debris after the bridge’s apparent collapse.

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“The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again — Much more to follow! IT IS TIME FOR IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF WHAT STILL COULD BECOME A GREAT COUNTRY!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

The strike on the bridge was aimed at cutting drone and missile supply lines to Iranian firing units targeting U.S. and Israeli forces, Middle East outlet i24NEWS reported, citing sources.

Iranian state TV also said the bridge was hit twice, roughly an hour apart, resulting in civilian casualties, Fars News reported.

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“A few minutes ago, the American-Zionist enemy once again targeted the B1 bridge in Karaj,” the broadcast said, noting that the first strike killed two civilians.

Fars News also reported that other areas of Karaj were struck.

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The outlet reported that Iran is considering plans to rebuild the bridge with the help of its engineers and experts.

In retaliation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has reportedly identified several bridges in American-allied nations across the Middle East as potential targets, including infrastructure in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and the Jordan-West Bank region.

Sunday, 12 April 2026 will be a crucial day for the European Union as Hungarians head to the polls for parliamentary elections.

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Hungary’s current prime minister, Viktor Orbán, leader of the eurosceptic Fidesz party, will be challenged by Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party and a former member of Orbán’s own party.

To better understand what’s at stake for Budapest and Brussels, Brussels, My Love? sits down with Sandor Zsiros, Euronews’ EU correspondent who hails from Hungary.

Orbán vs Magyar

With 16 years in power, Orbán is Hungary’s most veteran politician in recent history.

According to Zsiros, his popularity is largely due to his political identity. “Orbán is a populist in a way that he always considers what people want,” Zsiros explained. “And, he’s a real power politician who is willing to fight his enemies in an extremely brutal way,” he continued.

Zsiros described how toxic the political campaigning leading up to the election has been. “This is not a real traditional political campaign; it’s a war, they want to destroy each other,” he explained.

Orbán’s main competitor in the election is Peter Magyar, leader of the increasingly popular Tisza party.

Defining the ideological line of Tisza is not easy: “There are a lot of liberal people, a lot of conservatives, also a bit of leftists, but generally the party orientation and the personality of Péter Magyar are very much right-wing conservative traditionalist,” Zsiros said.

In the European Parliament, Magyar’s party sits with the European People’s Party, the alliance of Europe’s centre-right parties while Fidesz is part of the far-right group Patriots for Europe.

One of the main differences between Orbán and Magyar lies in their approach to the EU.

Magyar’s party is pro-European and seeks to restore Hungary’s access to EU funds frozen over rule-of-law concerns. It also pledges to reduce ties between Budapest and Russia. By contrast, Orbán’s party has taken a more eurosceptic stance and maintains relatively close relations with Russia.

The outcome of this election will be crucial as it will impact the balance of power in the EU and influence many decisions, including the EU’s stance on Ukraine.

To find out more about these crucial elections, listen to this episode of Brussels, My Love? and follow our live blog on Sunday, 12 April.

Additional sources • David Brodheim, sound editor and mixer

A judge has thrown out Blake Lively‘s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni, gutting her headline-grabbing lawsuit that followed the release of the domestic violence film “It Ends With Us.”

In a ruling issued Thursday, Judge Lewis Liman threw out 10 of the 13 claims in Lively’s lawsuit, including claims of harassment, defamation and conspiracy. He allowed three claims to proceed to a trial, including claims of breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation.

Lively, the female lead, accused Baldoni, the director and co-star, of sexually harassing her on set by making unwelcome comments about her appearance and weight.

Liman ruled that Lively could not bring a sexual harassment claim under federal law because she was an independent contractor. He also ruled that she could not file a harassment claim under California law because the filming took place in New Jersey.

She also alleged that Baldoni hired an army of publicists to retaliate against her by seeding and amplifying negative stories online. The judge ruled that two retaliation claims deserved to go to a jury.

“We’re very pleased the Court dismissed all sexual harassment claims and every claim brought against the individual defendants,” said attorneys Alexandria Shapiro and Jonathan Bach, who represent Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and their publicists. “These were very serious allegations, and we are grateful to the court for its careful review of the facts, law and voluminous evidence that was provided. What’s left is a significantly narrowed case, and we look forward to presenting our defense to the remaining claims in court.”

Lively’s camp did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Baldoni and his lawyers argued that Lively used exaggerated charges of misconduct to seize control of the film and then to cast Baldoni as a villain. Baldoni’s team argued that Lively’s allegations about on-set behavior amounted to nothing more than “minor grievances,” and that he had a right to defend himself from what he saw a false allegations.

“It Ends With Us” grossed $350 million worldwide, making it a remarkable hit in 2024. But the film’s release was shadowed by persistent rumors of a rift between the two leads, which has led to more than a year of messy litigation.

“It’s all a fucking disaster,” wrote Tom Rothman, film chair at Sony Pictures Entertainment, in an August 2024 email summing up the situation. “None of the who is right or wrong matters at all. The mess is the story now and will define the film. No one can watch the film in the same way. Tragic.”

A trial is due to take place in May. Baldoni and Lively attended a mediation session with a magistrate judge in February, but that did not result in a settlement.

The fight has involved several high-profile names, most notably Taylor Swift, whose lawyers have sought to keep her out of it. In a text message to Lively in the fall of 2024, Swift referred disparagingly to Baldoni, saying “I think this bitch knows something is coming because he’s gotten out his tiny violin.”

Lively also messaged Swift that Baldoni was a “clown,” and a “doofus director.”