Iranian sources claim that the death toll from the ongoing American strikes has risen to more than 38, according to reports. The new figure exceeds the previous official toll of 38 killed reported by the Health Ministry earlier this morning. The claim could not be independently verified.
Iranian sources now claim that more than 38 people have been killed in the continuing American strikes, revising the earlier official toll of 38 killed and over 400 wounded that Iran's Health Ministry reported at 09:33 Jerusalem time Friday, as The Zioneer reported. The new claim, which does not provide a breakdown by location or affiliation, could not be independently verified. It follows a sequence of escalating tolls: at 09:31 Jerusalem, Iranian media had reported seven killed in overnight strikes.
The thread of reported casualties began on Wednesday, July 15, with unverified reports of an attack on the 388th Infantry Brigade base in southeastern Iran. By 00:52 Jerusalem that day, The Zioneer had tracked multiple updates: an initial claim of 10 soldiers killed and 15 wounded (version 2), followed by Iranian opposition journalist Omid Dana attributing the strike to the United States (version 3), and Israeli journalist Zvi Yehezkeli reporting dozens killed at the Iranshahr base (version 4). The Health Ministry then issued its own figures: first over 260 wounded (version 5), then specifying two women killed and six children among the wounded (version 6), then 35 killed and 300 wounded (version 7), and later 35 killed and 300+ wounded including seven soldiers at the Bampur base (version 8). By version 9, the ministry's toll had risen to 38 killed and over 400 wounded. The new claim of more than 38 exceeds all previous official figures.
The U.S. has confirmed striking 90 targets on Wednesday night and more than 80 the previous night, as The Zioneer reported Monday. The Health Ministry said Thursday that strikes had targeted five provinces, killing 14 and wounding 78 on that day alone. Earlier, the Iranian government reported 30 civilians killed in southern Iran, and state TV reported seven soldiers killed from the 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade.
The new claim remains unverified, and no independent source has confirmed the total number of dead or the specific locations of the latest casualties.
7 developments
- StrongIranian media report seven killed in overnight US strikes
- StrongUS strikes targeted five Iranian provinces, Health Ministry says, confirming 14 dead, 78 wounded
- StrongIranian government: 30 civilians killed in US strikes in southern Iran
- StrongUS strikes kill at least 7 Iranian troops, state TV reports
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