Iran says more than 400 killed since start of conflict with Israel

June 22, 2025
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(250614) -- TEHRAN, June 14, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2025 shows buildings damaged during Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, Iran. Early Friday, Israel carried out airstrikes on Tehran and other cities across Iran. Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's UN envoy, said that at least 78 people were killed as a result of Israel's strikes, while 320 others were injured, most of whom were civilians. (Xinhua)
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TEHRAN: Israeli attacks on Iran over the past nine days have killed over 400 Iranians and left 3,056 others wounded, Hossein Kermanpour, head of the Iranian Health Ministry’s public relations, said on Saturday.

“Among the injured, 2,220 have been treated and discharged from Ministry of Health hospitals, while 232 received outpatient care at the scene of the attacks,” Kermanpour said in a post on social media platform X.

According to the health official, the majority of the casualties have been civilians, with 54 women and children among those killed in the Israeli strikes.

As the conflict continues, the Iranian Red Crescent Society said earlier in the day that one of its rescue helicopters was damaged as a result of a “treacherous Israeli attack.”

Israel launched a series of large-scale airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites on June 13, killing several top commanders and nuclear scientists. In response, Iran retaliated overnight with missile and drone strikes on Israeli territory.(Xinhua)