New Delhi, July 9 -- Iran said US strikes had hit railway bridges leading to the holy city of Mashhad, where the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was to be buried, marking the first attacks on the country's transport infrastructure in months as tension escalated.

Train services to Iran's holiest city were disrupted on Thursday after overnight strikes damaged key railway infrastructure near Mashhad, including a bridge about 55 km from the city.

The attacks came as thousands of mourners were travelling to Mashhad for the long-delayed burial of supreme leader

Iran's foreign ministry said the attacks show Washington "inability to comprehend the depth of Iranians' patriotism and loyalty to the revolution's ideals".

Meanwhile, US ...