Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has called reports of the Gandhi Hospital in Tehran being hit by bombardments “extremely worrying”.

“[The WHO] is working to verify the incident. But it serves as a reminder that all efforts must be taken to prevent health facilities from being caught up in the ongoing conflict,” Ghebreyesus said in a post on X.

“Health facilities are protected under international humanitarian law. Health is not a target.”