The Iranian Red Crescent Society said on Tuesday that at least 787 people have been killed since the start of the US-Israeli military operation against Iran.
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In a statement carried by Tasnim News Agency, the society did not provide updated figures on the number of injured but confirmed that search and rescue efforts remain ongoing in the rubble of bombed buildings across the country.
Separate reports said airstrikes killed 13 Iranian troops in Kerman, about 800 kilometers southeast of Tehran.
In Israel, where multiple locations were struck by Iranian missiles, 11 people were reported killed. Israeli retaliatory strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon left 52 people dead, according to regional reports.
The escalating conflict has also claimed American lives. The US military confirmed that six American service members — all Army soldiers from a logistics unit stationed in Kuwait — were killed. A US official speaking on condition of anonymity said the deaths occurred during operations linked to the conflict.
Casualties were also reported elsewhere in the Gulf, with three people killed in the United Arab Emirates and one each in Kuwait and Bahrain.
In a sign of the conflict’s chaotic nature, the US military acknowledged that Kuwait had “mistakenly shot down” three American fighter jets amid Iranian aerial and missile attacks. US Central Command said all six pilots ejected safely.
Nuclear and Strategic Targets
Iranian state television reported two explosions early Tuesday at a broadcasting facility in Tehran but said no injuries were recorded.
Reza Najafi, Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that airstrikes had targeted the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility on Sunday. He rejected allegations that Iran seeks to develop nuclear weapons, calling them “a big lie.”
Neither Israel nor the United States has publicly confirmed striking the site in the latest wave of attacks. However, both governments have previously accused Tehran of pursuing nuclear weapons capability — an accusation Iran denies, insisting its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
US President Donald Trump said the campaign aims to dismantle Iran’s missile capabilities, destroy its naval assets, prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon and curb support for allied groups such as Hezbollah, which fired missiles at Israel earlier this week.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maintained that Iran was rebuilding underground facilities for atomic weapons production, though he did not provide evidence to support the claim.
Satellite imagery analyzed by The Associated Press reportedly showed limited activity at two Iranian nuclear sites prior to the conflict, with analysts suggesting Tehran may have been assessing damage from previous US strikes and salvaging remaining infrastructure.
As military operations continue across multiple fronts, humanitarian agencies have warned that further escalation could deepen displacement and civilian suffering throughout the region.
