At Least 787 Killed in Iran Following Joint U.S.-Israeli Strikes, Red Crescent Says

Iran’s Red Crescent Society has reported that approximately 787 people have been killed since joint strikes by the United States and Israel began on Saturday.

According to the organization, more than 1,000 attacks have targeted over 500 locations across 153 cities throughout Iran during the ongoing offensive.

Meanwhile, the U.S.-based Iranian human rights organization HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency) said that 742 civilians have been killed, including 176 children.

On Monday, Fatemeh Mohammadbeigi, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s Health Commission, stated that nine hospitals across the country had been hit in the attacks. She accused Israel and the United States of deliberately targeting medical facilities.

On Tuesday, AFP journalists reported hearing powerful explosions in separate areas of the capital, Tehran.

At the same time, Iranian state media reported additional explosions west of the capital in Karaj and in the central city of Isfahan.

The situation remains fluid, and independent verification of casualty figures has not yet been confirmed.