Toll from US-Israel attack on Iran rises to 787, says Iranian Red Crescent

At least 787 persons have been killed in Iran since the United States and Israel began attacking the country on Saturday, the Iranian Red Crescent said on Tuesday.

The humanitarian group had put the toll at 555 on Monday.

In the past four days, the strikes hit 153 cities and more than 500 locations in Iran in over 1,000 attacks, AFP quoted the Iranian Red Crescent as saying,

The conflict in West Asia began on Saturday after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran in a joint military operation. Tehran retaliated by striking Israel and US military bases in the region and targeted major cities in other Gulf countries. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the joint military operation, further escalating the already volatile situation.

On Monday, Israel and the US escalated their attacks on Iran.

The United States military on Tuesday said that its forces had destroyed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities, its air defence capabilities, missile and drone launch sites and military airfields. It provided no evidence to support the claims.

The Israel Defense Forces also said that it was conducting simultaneous strikes against military targets in Tehran and in Beirut.

Tehran and its allies also retaliated, striking Israel and several sites in Gulf states.

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