Iran says 787 dead in ongoing US-Israel strikes

The death toll from ongoing US-Israeli strikes on Iran has risen to 787, Iran’s state media reported Tuesday, citing the Iranian Red Crescent Society.

A day earlier, the humanitarian body had said at least 555 people were killed across 131 cities in strikes it described as “Zionist-American terrorist attacks.”

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The conflict has intensified since Saturday, when the US and Israel launched large-scale attacks that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to Iranian officials. Explosions were reported overnight in Tehran and other cities, including Isfahan, Shiraz and Hamadan.

State-run IRNA said at least five people were killed or wounded in airstrikes in Hamadan in western Iran.

Israel’s military on Tuesday said Iran’s firepower had been “significantly limited” following joint US-Israeli attacks on missile launchers.

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Iran has retaliated with missile and drone strikes targeting Israel, neighbouring Gulf states and key energy infrastructure, raising concerns of wider regional disruption.

Meanwhile, Iran has begun returning around 9,000 pilgrims from Mecca and Medina via Iraq, state media said. The Lebanese army is redeploying troops along the Israeli border amid Israeli operations in southern Lebanon.

(With inputs from agencies)