Iran Reports Over 230 Children Killed as Health System Reels From Weeks of Strikes

Overview

• Iran’s Health Ministry released updated casualty counts, saying more than 230 children have been killed and about 1,800 injured since the latest round of attacks began.
• Officials said Tehran and Hormozgan provinces recorded the most fatalities, and they reported 4,163 women among the wounded.
• The ministry listed age-specific figures that include 1,731 injured children under eight, 61 injured under two, 214 children under 18 killed, 17 under five killed, and 244 women killed.
• Health authorities detailed broad damage to care delivery, reporting 50 emergency bases, 41 treatment centers, and 199 health centers hit, six hospitals evacuated, 38 ambulances damaged, and 24 frontline health workers killed.
• The Iranian Red Crescent said 93,233 civilian buildings were damaged, including 71,454 homes and 20,779 shops, and it counted hits on 295 medical and emergency sites and 600 schools, along with losses of vehicles, ambulances, and three relief helicopters.