Tehran, MINA – The Iranian Health Ministry has released updated casualty figures from the ongoing military confrontation with the United States and Israel, reporting that the death toll has climbed to 926 since operations began on February 28, Anadolu Agency reports.
Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour provided the latest data on Wednesday, detailing that 6,186 individuals have been wounded in the strikes that occurred between Saturday and 5 p.m. local time on March 4.
In his statement, Kermanpour noted that 2,054 of the wounded remain hospitalized, while 3,545 have been treated and released. An additional 552 individuals received on-site medical care. The ministry also recorded that 502 surgical procedures have been performed on the injured to date.
The demographic breakdown provided by the ministry reveals that 13% of the fatalities were women and 87% were men. A significant number of the deceased were minors, with 180 victims under the age of 18, including three children below the age of five. Officials confirmed the youngest victim was a one-year-old child in Tehran.
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Among the wounded, 301 are under 18, with 39 of those being younger than five. The age range of the injured spans from a six-month-old infant to a 91-year-old man.
The large-scale assault, which began over the weekend, has reportedly resulted in the deaths of several high-profile figures, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and top military officials, according to Iranian state sources.
In response to the attacks, Iran has launched retaliatory drone and missile strikes targeting Israeli territory as well as Gulf nations that host US military assets.[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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