TEHRAN: Iran’s Health Ministry on Friday said that at least 38 people have been killed and more than 400 others injured since renewed United States military strikes began on June 22, as hostilities between the two countries continue.
Health Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said the casualty figures reflect the human toll of the ongoing attacks, adding that civilians, including women and children, were among those affected.
In a post on X, Kermanpour said the number of people injured in the US strikes had exceeded 400, while 38 people had lost their lives during the same period.
در #جنگ_تیرماه،تا ساعت ۶:۳۰صبح ۲۶ تیر،شمار مصدومین حملات آمریکا از ۴۰۰ نفر عبور و ۳۸ نفر هموطن شهید شدند؛ در میان آنان ۲۲ زن مصدوم،۳ زن شهید،۹ مصدوم زیر ۱۸ سال و یک شهید زیر ۱۸ سال دیده میشود.۴۷ نفر بستری و نیازمند دعای مردم عزیز.
سلامت، نخستین قربانی جنگ است. #تیم_سلامت #ایران— حسین کرمانپور Hossein.Kermanpour (@HKermanpour) July 17, 2026
He said the victims included 22 injured women and three women who were killed. The ministry also reported that nine people under the age of 18 were injured, while one child was among those killed.
The latest figures come amid a sharp escalation in tensions between Tehran and Washington, with both sides engaged in a series of military exchanges that have heightened concerns over the risk of a wider regional conflict.
Iranian authorities have continued to condemn the US strikes, describing them as attacks on the country’s sovereignty, while the humanitarian impact of the conflict is becoming increasingly evident as casualty numbers continue to rise.
