23.03.2026 01:12
Iran's Minister of Health, Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi, reported that so far 210 children have lost their lives and 1,510 children have been injured in the attacks by the US and Israel.
The Iranian Minister of Health, Zaferkendi, stated that many children have lost their lives in the attacks targeting civilians by the US-Israel since the war began on February 28.
210 CHILDREN HAVE DIED
According to reports in Iranian media, Zaferkendi recalled the attack on the elementary school in Minab on February 28 during the first hours of the war, saying, "The enemy attacked the Shajareh Tayyibe Elementary School in Minab, and in an unprecedented, heart-wrenching tragedy, 168 children were martyred. To date, approximately 210 children have been martyred in this war."
1510 CHILDREN INJURED
Zaferkendi reported that the number of injured children has exceeded 1510. The Iranian Minister stated that since the beginning of the war, 300 health and emergency centers have been damaged, and 30 ambulances have also been targeted in the attacks.
US-ISRAEL ATTACKS ON IRAN
Israel and the US launched a military attack on Iran on February 28 while negotiations were ongoing between the Tehran and Washington administrations. Iran responded with attacks on targets it identified in some regional countries, including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain, where US bases are located, in addition to Israel. In the US-Israel attacks, Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, along with many high-ranking officials, was killed. According to Iranian officials, the death toll from the US-Israel attacks has exceeded 1348, and the number of injured has surpassed 17,000.