BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4. As many as 24 medical workers have been killed and 116 others injured in the U.S. and Israeli military airstrikes on Iran since February 28, Trend reports via the Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education.
According to the ministry, 41 ambulances, 54 emergency centers, 45 treatment centers, and 216 medical facilities were damaged during the period.
The ministry said that 216 young people under the age of 18, including 17 children under the age of 5, died during the period in question. 251 women were also killed, and 4,700 women were injured.
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran, striking major cities, including Tehran. The White House cited missile and nuclear threats originating from the Islamic Republic as justification for the attacks. The strikes reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several other senior officials. In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale retaliatory operation against Israel and has targeted U.S. facilities across Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
The conflict has placed the region’s energy infrastructure and maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have risen significantly. Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and allows passage only to vessels it deems necessary.
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