Civilian deaths are rising as more attacks are reported in the capital and other parts of the country.
Published March 2, 2026
At least 555 people have been killed in US-Israeli attacks in 131 counties in Iran, the Iranian Red Crescent Society says, amid another wave of intensive Iranian attacks and counterattacks against Israel and US assets in the Middle East region.
At least 35 people were killed on Monday morning in Iran’s southern Fars province, according to the Mehr news agency. The outlet also reported more than 20 people killed in an attack in Niloofar Square in Tehran.
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The Fars news agency said at least two people were killed in the central city of Sanandaj when several residential buildings near the city police station were destroyed. The Tasnim news agency said US and Israeli forces launched six missiles in different parts of the city, including densely populated neighborhoods.
Reza Najafi, Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, told reporters that US-Israeli airstrikes had targeted the Natanz nuclear enrichment site in Iran on Sunday.
“Their justification that Iran wants to develop nuclear weapons is simply a big lie,” Najafi said, describing the facility as “peaceful.”
Israel and the United States have not issued any statements confirming attacks on the site, which the United States bombed during the 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June.
Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi, reporting from the Iranian capital, said the latest attacks were indicative.
“This shows the scope of the attacks against Iran, with raids targeting not only political centers and military barracks,” he said. “We are witnessing damage to civilian buildings, and in some cases some of them have been completely demolished. And this is worrying because civilian deaths are increasing.”
Videos verified by Al Jazeera also showed huge clouds of smoke billowing behind buildings near the international airport in the central Iranian city of Kermanshah.
Iranian authorities reported that the death toll from an Israeli attack on a girls’ school in Minab on Saturday rose to 180.
Hossein Kermanpour, head of public relations at Iran’s Health Ministry, added that the “same type” of missile was used to attack Gandhi Hospital in Tehran on Sunday. The hospital was severely damaged and patients were evacuated.
The Israeli military said on Monday that Iran had launched more missiles and that air defenses were operating to intercept the projectiles. He called on residents to take shelter and remain in protected spaces until they are informed.
Israeli police said nine people were killed after an Iranian missile attack on the central city of Beit Shemesh. Eleven people were reported missing as rescuers searched for survivors.
Iran continued its retaliatory attacks against Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with attacks on airports, residential buildings and hotels reported.
Gulf countries have pledged to defend themselves against Iranian attacks, including by “responding to aggression.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that Tehran was not seeking confrontation with its Gulf neighbors, but instead aimed to attack US assets in the region.
