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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Iranian Red Crescent says more than 780 people killed in US, Israeli strikes since Saturday
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An Iranian flag is placed amids rubble and debris next to a destroyed residential building near Ferdowsi Square in Tehran on March 3, 2026. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
The Iranian Red Crescent says that more than 780 people have been killed nationwide since the United States and Israel started striking Iran.
AFP is not in a position to verify the toll given by the organization.
“According to field reports from operational teams, unfortunately, 787 compatriots have been martyred in these attacks,” the Red Crescent says on its website.
It says strikes since Saturday have hit 153 cities and more than 500 locations across Iran in more than 1,000 attacks.
Loud explosions were heard in Tehran this morning, according to AFP journalists, while Iranian media reported blasts in Karaj, west of the capital, and in the central city of Isfahan.
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