US-Israeli Strikes Destroy Iran's Pasteur Institute; WHO Warns of Attacks on Health Facilities
Key Takeaways
- US-Israeli airstrikes hit Iran's Pasteur Institute in Tehran.
- WHO reports more than 20 attacks on Iranian health facilities since March.
- WHO warns of ongoing attacks on Iran health facilities and issues urgent aid appeal.
Health Infrastructure Targeted
US-Israeli forces bombed Iran's Pasteur Institute, causing significant damage and rendering it unable to deliver health services.
The WHO confirmed it as one of 20 health facilities attacked in Iran since the war began.
Iranian officials stated that vaccine and serum production would continue uninterrupted, with no employees harmed.
Aid organizations warned that 316 health and emergency centers in Iran have been damaged.
Save the Children reported healthcare systems are attacked about once every six hours.
WHO Warns Regionally
WHO issued an urgent appeal for support to health systems affected by the conflict across the region.
Around four million people have been displaced by the war that has killed more than 3,000 and injured more than 30,000.
The attacks represent a direct assault on international health security.
Bridge Bombed as Trump Boasts
The destruction of the Pasteur Institute came amid continued strikes on Iranian infrastructure.
Trump celebrated damage to a major highway bridge outside Tehran.
US-Israeli strikes had killed at least 201 people in Iran by that point.
Iranian officials denounced the attacks as war crimes.
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