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Iran Red Crescent says 555 people killed in Iran since start of war
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A man carrying groceries walks by a picture of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hanging on a black sheet along the side of a mosque in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
A total of 555 people have been killed across Iran in US and Israeli strikes that began two days ago, the Iranian Red Crescent says.
“Following the Zionist-American terrorist attacks carried out in various regions of our country, 131 cities have been affected to date and, regrettably, 555 of our compatriots have been killed,” the group says in a post on Telegram.
The numbers do not differentiate between military, leaders and civilians amid the targeted strikes.
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