Over 3,300 Iranians Martyred in US-Israel attack, Including Hundreds of Children

(Tehran Ana)- Iran’s forensic authority reports that at least 3,375 people have been martyred, including hundreds of children, during the 40-day war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran.

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Iran's forensic authority has confirmed the martyrdom of at least 3,375 individuals, including a significant number of children, during the recent conflict that began on February 28, an unprovoked war of aggression by the United States and Israel. Abbas Masjedi, the head of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization, described the war as a period filled with hardship and moments of solidarity. However, the martyrdom of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, alongside numerous military commanders, was one of the most devastating events for the Iranian people.

Among the casualties, which included civilians, children, the elderly, and public sector employees, Masjedi highlighted the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, which led to the martyrdom of over 160 children. Due to the brutal nature of the bombs and missiles used by the US and Israel, around 40% of the bodies initially remained unidentifiable.

Despite the challenges, forensic teams across Iran, especially in Tehran, Isfahan, and Hormozgan, worked tirelessly to identify the victims and return them to their families. The report also revealed the breakdown of casualties by age, with victims ranging from infants to the elderly, including 7 children under one year old and 60 people aged 71 and above.

Masjedi confirmed that Tehran, Hormozgan, and Isfahan recorded the highest numbers of martyrs. Additionally, the Legal Medicine Organization had prepared for the potential conflict by maintaining strategic reserves, ensuring they could continue their services without interruption. He stressed that the organization would remain fully operational in the event of further escalation.

The war, which has already claimed countless lives, was met with a retaliatory response from Iran’s Armed Forces, who launched hundreds of ballistic and hypersonic missiles, as well as drones, targeting American military bases across West Asia and Israeli positions in the occupied territories.