Death toll rises to 148 in US-Israel strike on Iranian girls’ school

Key Highlights

• Most of the victims were schoolchildren, while teachers, school staff, and students’ parents were also among the casualties, Xinhua reported, quoting Tasnim.
• The attacks began Saturday morning, targeting Tehran and other major Iranian cities, including Tabriz, Qom, Isfahan, Kermanshah, and Karaj.
• Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes against US and Israeli military bases across the region.
• During the Tehran strikes, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Secretary of the Defence Council Ali Shamkhani, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief Mohammad Pakpour were reportedly killed.
• US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that military operations against Iran remain ongoing.