Iran's Health Ministry says 35 people were killed and 300 wounded in US military strikes over recent days, according to a report. The figures have not been independently verified.
Iran's Health Ministry updated its casualty toll from the recent US strikes to 35 killed and 300 wounded, as reported Wednesday evening. The new figures represent a sharp increase from the ministry's earlier Wednesday report of 2 women killed and over 260 wounded, including 6 children.
The thread of reports began Wednesday morning with unverified claims from Iranian opposition channels of an attack on the 388th Brigade base in Iranshahr, followed by reports of 10 soldiers killed, attributed to a US strike by opposition journalist Omid Dana. Israeli journalist Zvi Yehezkeli later reported dozens killed at the same base. The Health Ministry then issued its first official figures, reporting over 260 wounded, and subsequently updated to include 2 women killed and 6 children among the wounded. All these reports were published around 00:52 Wednesday Jerusalem time, though the sequence suggests a rapid escalation of information.
The figures remain unverified by independent sources. The US military has not commented. The ministry's report does not provide a breakdown of fatalities by location or target, nor does it specify whether the earlier Iranshahr base attack is included. The numbers are significantly higher than previous official tolls, warranting caution.
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