Iranian media says strike targeted rescue service’s Tehran HQ

Published March 2, 2026 Updated March 2, 2026 05:42pm

The Iranian news agency ISNA has said that strikes have targeted the headquarters of Tehran’s emergency services, on the third day of US-Israeli bombardments of the country, AFP reports.

“The main building of the Provincial Emergency Services Organisation, located on Iranshahr Street in the centre of Tehran, was attacked,” the agency said, quoting the organisation’s spokesman Shervin Tabrizi.

“Several of our colleagues were slightly injured,” Tabrizi was quoted as saying.

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