Iran says 210 children killed since onset of US-Israeli strikes
Health minister says more than 1,500 wounded and hundreds of medical facilities damaged
Iranians gather at a cemetery to commemorate victims, most of them children, who were killed in a US Israeli attack on a girls primary school in Minab, Hormozgan province, Iran on March 20, 2026.Photo:Hassan Ghaedi/AA
ISTANBUL
At least 210 children have been killed and 1,510 others injured in Iran since the start of US-Israeli strikes, the country’s health minister said Sunday.
In statements carried by the semi-official ISNA news agency, Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi said around 300 health, medical and emergency centers have also been damaged since Feb. 28.
He added that approximately 30 ambulances have been damaged and forced out of service.
Regional escalation has continued to flare since the US and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, killing so far over 1,300 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, along with Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure while disrupting global markets and aviation.
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