Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has said that despite attacks on infrastructure, such as bridges, the country would be rebuilt better than before.

“The enemy struck the bridges, unaware that the people of Iran mend what is broken,” he has said on X.

He adds that a supplier for construction material has come forward donating cement, while a villager is offering free rebar work.

“This goes beyond rebuilding with concrete and steel — it is the nation and the state standing side by side. With this spirit, we will rebuild Iran more magnificently than before,” Aref writes.

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