50 dead, 500 injured in new escalations with US: Iran

Tehran: At least 50 people have been killed and 500 injured in Iran in US strikes since the start of the new escalation in the Gulf.

Tehran’s Health Ministry spokesman, Hossein Kermanpur, reported this on X, specifying that 12 civilians have died in the last 24 hours. According to the spokesman, 460 injured people have been discharged from the hospital, while 37 people remain hospitalised, Italian news agency Adnkronos reported.

The Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei of Iran on Saturday called the signature of the US president ‘worthless’, saying that the repeated violation of the promises regarding the memorandum of understanding signed between the presidents of Iran and the United States has proved it to everyone, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) news agency Sepah reported.

Late on Friday, the US CENTCOM said in a post on social media platform X that US forces ended the seventh consecutive night of strikes against Iran, hitting surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities.

“More than 50,000 American service members are operating across the Middle East and remain vigilant, lethal, and ready,” said the statement.

According to Iran’s state media, three people were killed and eight others injured in the latest US strikes.

IRGC said Saturday that it targeted the US naval fuel support pier at Al Ahmadi Port in Kuwait, as well as the US combat aircraft site at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.

Jordan’s air defence systems downed Iranian missiles, Bahrain intercepted several Iranian aerial attacks, and Kuwait said a fire broke out at a power and water desalination plant after an Iranian attack, according to local media reports on Saturday.

The IRGC also said that countries hosting US forces should expect “corresponding responses” if their territory is used for attacks on Iran, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.

IANS