US-Israeli War Kills Over 1,200 Civilians in Iran Including 165 Schoolgirls

The Iranian Red Crescent Society reported that 787 people were killed across Iran in the first four days of the conflict.

“Unlike usual, the Iranians were surprised by an Israeli–American bombardment that struck dozens of civilian, health, and educational targets just two days after the war began against their country”

Arabicpost.net — Arabi Post

The death toll rose to 1,270 by the tenth day according to Iranian state media.

Arabicpost.net — Arabi Post

HRANA placed the civilian death toll at 1,097 by March 3, including 168 children and 14 teachers.

The largest single loss of life occurred at a girls' school in Minab, where 165 female students were killed.

The strikes hit 135 cities and more than 500 sites across Iran, including residential homes, medical clinics, and schools.

The Red Crescent noted that the US and Israeli forces began clearly targeting civilian targets two days into the war.

Soma Salimi, a psychotherapist for children with autism, was killed when a bombing hit her apartment building.

Her mother spent two weeks hoping to find something among the rubble to bury.

BBC

Parastesh Dahaghin, a pharmacist, died while on shift near a military building that was targeted.

Berivan Molani, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died in her parents' apartment in Tehran's Zafaraniyeh district.

The Israeli Air Force dropped over 18,000 bombs in over 1,000 waves of strikes.

“When the United States and Israel began their attacks on Iran on February 28, Soma Salimi's family asked her to leave Tehran and return to Bukan, a Kurdish region in the north of the country”

El País

More than 10,800 separate strikes were carried out on over 4,000 targets.

The American military alone carried out 13,000 strikes on Iranian military targets.

Israel destroyed or disabled around 60% of Iran's estimated 470 ballistic missile launchers.

The IDF assessed that its strikes destroyed around 85% of Iran's air defense and detection systems.

The most significant blow was to Iran's weapon production industry.

The legality of the US-Israeli war on Iran was widely questioned.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged both sides to respect international law.

Masrawy

Legal scholars told the BBC that the conditions for the initial strike did not appear to have been met.

The war was framed as part of a broader geostrategic objective to control the Gulf's oil and gas reserves.

The World Socialist Web Site explained that the Trump administration regarded the overthrow of Iran as a step on the path to war with China.

Iran's oil wealth has placed the country at the center of attention for American and British imperialism for more than a century.