US-Israeli strikes put hospital out of service in southern Iran

ANKARA / ISTANBUL

A hospital in Iran’s southern Bushehr province went out of service on Wednesday after sustaining heavy damage from US-Israeli airstrikes, Iranian media reported.

Iran’s Tasnim news agency said the Persian Gulf Martyrs Educational and Medical Center was severely damaged in the attack.

Powerful explosions damaged parts of the hospital’s buildings and equipment, forcing the facility to halt medical services, the agency said.

Patients were transferred to the Nuclear Scientists Martyrs Hospital, according to Tasnim.

Israel and the United States have carried out attacks on Iran since Feb. 28, killing more than 1,200 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and top military officials. Tehran has responded by launching missiles and drones toward Israel and Gulf countries hosting US military assets.

*Writing by Lina Altawell