ALWAGHT- Iran reports over 3,300 casualties in US-Israeli aggression, including children, according to forensic authority.
An unprovoked war of aggression was waged by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, resulting in the martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, top military commanders, and thousands of civilians, including children, according to the head of Iran's Legal Medicine Organization, Abbas Masjedi. The conflict affected innocent civilians, with over 160 children martyred in the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, among other casualties.
Medical forensic teams made great efforts to identify and return bodies to their families despite initial challenges due to the type of weapons used. The organization's strategic reserves were maintained during the conflict to ensure uninterrupted services if war resumes.
The total number of martyrs was reported as 2,875 men and 496 women with 4 bodies remaining unidentified. Provinces such as Tehran, Hormozgan, and Isfahan recorded the highest numbers of casualties.
Iran's Armed Forces responded with retaliatory strikes under Operation True Promise 4, launching hundreds of missiles against American military bases across West Asia and Israeli positions in occupied territories.
