BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4. As many as 24
medical workers have been killed and 116 others injured in the U.S.
and Israeli military airstrikes on Iran since February 28, Trend reports via the
Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education.
According to the ministry, 41 ambulances, 54 emergency centers,
45 treatment centers, and 216 medical facilities were damaged
during the period.
The ministry said that 216 young people under the age of 18,
including 17 children under the age of 5, died during the period in
question. 251 women were also killed, and 4,700 women were
injured.
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military
operations against Iran, striking major cities, including Tehran.
The White House cited missile and nuclear threats originating from
the Islamic Republic as justification for the attacks. The strikes
reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
along with several other senior officials. In response, Iran’s
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale
retaliatory operation against Israel and has targeted U.S.
facilities across Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE,
Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria using ballistic missiles, cruise
missiles, and drones.
The conflict has placed the region’s energy infrastructure and
maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in
the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have risen significantly.
Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and allows passage only to
vessels it deems necessary.
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