US and Israel Bomb Tehran, Damage Golestan Palace; Iran Says Death Toll Tops 700

US- and Israeli-led strikes have inflicted heavy casualties and widespread damage across Iran, with multiple sources citing the nationwide death toll at 787.

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Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera reports 'the death toll from recent US- and Israeli-led strikes rises to 787.'

Al Jazeera

bdnews24 notes 'the Iranian Red Crescent cites 787 dead.'

thenationalnews says 'Iran’s Red Crescent said the nationwide death toll had reached 787,' while portraying Tehran as a largely emptied, crisis-stricken capital.

The strikes have damaged Iran's cultural heritage, most notably Tehran's UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace.

Al Jazeera describes "major damage to Tehran's UNESCO World Heritage Golestan Palace."

Al Jazeera

AnewZ reports "Tehran's UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace was damaged."

News18 details the palace's significance, noting "Golestan Palace's hybrid Persian-European architecture and cultural importance earned it designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013."

Civilian infrastructure has been hit repeatedly: hospitals, clinics and other services have suffered damage and evacuations.

Al Jazeera reports "a hospital in Bushehr was damaged and babies were evacuated."

thenationalnews documents that "at least six hospitals and clinics in Tehran have been damaged."

The WHO called reports of hospital damage "extremely worrying."

bdnews24 describes Tehran as "a near-ghost city with power and water cuts and overwhelmed hospitals."

The conflict has spilled across the Middle East, involving air-defence engagements, intercepted missiles and cross-border strikes.

Al Jazeera says Saudi Arabia condemned an Iranian attack on the US embassy in Riyadh.

El-Balad

Al Jazeera says Israel has renewed air strikes on Lebanon and its forces have seized ground in southern Lebanon.

Al Jazeera reports that Qatar says it shot down Iranian missiles aimed at its airport.

bdnews24 reports the UK Ministry of Defence says RAF F-35 jets intercepted and destroyed an Iranian drone over Jordan—the first operational F-35 shootdown.

bdnews24 reports US Central Command reports strikes on more than 1,700 Iranian targets.

AnewZ notes that Bahrain and Qatar said their air defences intercepted large Iranian missile/drone salvos.

Diplomatic friction and political fallout are mounting but positions and claims remain contested.

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El-Balad

bdnews24 reports that Iran has filed a complaint with UNESCO over damage to cultural sites including Golestan Palace.

Hiru News

bdnews24 reports that Russia’s foreign minister urged de-escalation.

AnewZ quotes the Iranian foreign ministry accusing U.S. officials of entering a 'war of choice'.

thenationalnews highlights international calls for investigation, saying the UN human rights chief urged an urgent, impartial investigation into an air strike on a girls' school in Minab.

Al Jazeera states that Iran has rejected calls for talks as the toll rose.