Iran's Health Ministry Says Two Days of US Airstrikes Have Killed at Least 14 People and Wounded 78 Others
Iran’s Health Ministry said 78 people were injured as U.S. strikes hit 90 targets and disrupted rail service to Mashhad.
- American airstrikes killed at least 14 and injured 78 people across Iran overnight Wednesday-Thursday, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps alleged the bombing of a Tehran-Mashhad railway bridge aimed to disrupt the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Tension escalated after Washington accused Tehran of attacking cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting US Central Command to strike 90 Iranian positions including air defense and missile storage sites following Khamenei's death in February.
- Retaliating, Iran's military struck "key infrastructure and facilities" at American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, while the Ministry of Health confirmed casualties during ongoing funeral processions for Khamenei that traveled through major Shiite centers.
- President Donald Trump claimed early Thursday that Iranians called seeking a deal, though he questioned their sincerity, while Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Galibaf warned the Strait of Hormuz requires "Iranian arrangements, not American threats."
- Repair teams are currently working to fix the damaged rail route as mourners continue traveling to Mashhad for the final burial, while the Islamic Republic faces continued instability following the death of the leader who ruled for nearly four decades.
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US bombs rail links to Mashhad, where Khamenei is to be buried; Tehran says, ‘inability to comprehend Iran's loyalty’
Iran condemned the attacks, asserting US ignorance of Iranian patriotism, while US Central Command claimed to hit numerous military targets. Iran threatened retaliation, signaling escalating hostilities.
It is chaos in Iran, even on the day of the funeral of Iran's former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. The ceremony was postponed after the Iranians going to Mashhad are blocked because trains to and from the capital were suspended. According to official data, a railway bridge was damaged in the nighttime attacks.
Iran says 14 killed in US strikes as war ramps back up
U.S. airstrikes in Iran over the last two days have killed at least 14 people and wounded another 78, Iran’s Health Ministry said Thursday. Hossein Kermanpour, a Health Ministry spokesperson, reported the toll on social media. They were the first overall casualty figures from the strikes issued by the Iranian government. In Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan...
Tehran claimed that the attacks affected five provinces of the country, and the Iranian Parliament was threatened with a response.
According to Iranian attacks, at least 14 people were killed by the new US attacks.
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