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Over 500 killed in US-Israeli attacks on Tehran province since war’s start: official

Published March 16, 2026 Updated March 16, 2026 01:45pm
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Mohammad Esmaeil Tavakoli, the head of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Iran’s Tehran province, has been quoted by Iran’s Mehr news agency as saying that 503 people have been killed in the province since the war started, according to Al Jazeera.

About 5,700 people were also injured in the area since February 28, he added.

A man looks out of a house that was damaged by a strike, in Tehran, Iran on March 15, 2026. — WANA via Reuters
A man looks out of a house that was damaged by a strike, in Tehran, Iran on March 15, 2026. — WANA via Reuters
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