Tehran: 53 killed and 592 injured in recent US strikes - Sarmad

Iranian Ministry of Health spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour announced that the number of casualties from U.S. strikes on Iran had risen to 53 dead and 592 injured between June 27 and July 22.

Kermanpour stated in a statement that among the dead were six women and three children under the age of 18, while the list of the injured included 39 women and 23 children and adolescents. He added that 535 patients had been discharged from hospitals after receiving treatment, while 36 others were still receiving medical care.

Washington resumed its strikes on Iran on July 8, claiming they were in response to Iranian moves targeting commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran viewed these attacks as a serious violation of previous understandings.

Iran has accused the United States of committing “war crimes” and has called on the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-General to intervene immediately to halt the attacks and hold Washington accountable.

Iran and the United States had announced in mid-June that they had reached a memorandum of understanding, mediated by Pakistan, to end the war. However, the U.S. military launched a new series of strikes on July 8, prompting Iran to respond with retaliatory attacks.