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Middle East Eye
6 hours ago
- Health
- Middle East Eye
Iran says no radiation detected after US strikes on nuclear sites
Iran's health ministry says those injured in the US attacks on nuclear facilities have not been exposed to radiation. Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour wrote on X that 'none of the injured individuals who were transferred to these centres following the American bombardment showed any signs of radioactive contamination'. He noted that Iran had long prepared for such incidents. 'For years, the ministry of health has set up nuclear emergency units in the nearest medical facilities to nuclear sites,' Kermanpour said. The ministry did not say how many people were wounded in the strikes.
Middle East Eye
a day ago
- Health
- Middle East Eye
Israeli attacks on Iran have killed over 400 Iranians, health ministry says
A spokesperson for Iran's health ministry said Israeli attacks on the country have killed more than 400 Iranians. Hossein Kermanpour, head of public relations at Iran's health ministry, said most of the recorded deaths have been civilians. He added that the Israeli strikes have killed at least 54 women and children, and wounded 3,056 others. "Among the injured, 2,220 have been treated and discharged from the Ministry of Health hospitals, while 232 received outpatient care at the scene of the attacks," said Kermanpour. "During this period, our dedicated medical teams across the country have performed 457 surgeries on the wounded."
New York Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Israeli Strikes Kill Civilians Across Iran
An 8-year-old girl who loved dancing in a red dress at her dentist's office. A 28-year-old national equestrian champion. A young poet one week away from her 24th birthday. A graphic designer who worked at National Geographic. Grandparents in their 80s. All are among the civilians killed during Israeli airstrikes on Iran. Israel has said it does not target Iranian civilians, but hundreds have died in the violence. Every day since the war began, a new face, a new name, a new story of a life that ended violently and abruptly has emerged. The Ministry of Health has not updated casualty numbers since Sunday, when it said at least 224 people had been killed and nearly 2,000 injured, including women and children. Those figures are expected to grow in the coming days. In interviews with more than 50 residents of Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan, Ahvaz, Mashhad, Sanandaj, Amol, Ghazvin, Semnan, Karaj, Neishabour, and Tabriz, doctors, families and friends described the toll of the strikes. The New York Times also reviewed scores of videos, photos and testimonies documenting civilian casualties, injuries and the destruction of residential buildings. The Israel Defense Forces have said the attacks on Iran are targeted assassinations of military commanders, government officials and nuclear scientists. But missiles and drones have also hit high-rise buildings and multistory apartment complexes where civilians also reside. Dr. Hossein Kermanpour, the spokesman for the Ministry of Health, said 90 percent of casualties were civilians, not military. In Tehran, the frequency of the Israeli strikes has completely upended daily life. The constant thud of air defense systems, the loud boom of explosions and the wailing sirens of ambulances and fire trucks have replaced the sounds of a metropolis typically buzzing with traffic, street music and the Muslim call to prayer. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
United News of India
7 days ago
- Health
- United News of India
Israeli strikes kill 244, injure 1,277 in Iran: Health ministry
Tehran, June 16 (UNI) Iran's Health Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said on Sunday that 244 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Iran over the past 65 hours. In a post on the social media platform X, Kermanpour noted that women and children were among the dead and that 1,277 people had been hospitalised. He added that over 90 per cent of the casualties were civilians. Early Friday, Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran and several other cities across Iran, killing a number of the country's top military commanders and nuclear scientists. The strikes continued across various parts of Iran on Saturday and Sunday. In response, Iran has launched missile attacks on multiple targets in Israel since Friday, causing casualties and significant damage. UNI XINHUA ARN
