Conflict & Security
Iran health ministry says 38 killed in US strikes since June 22
Iran's health ministry said Friday that at least 38 people had been killed and more than 400 injured in the country since fighting resumed with the United States.
Health ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour posted on X that the number of injured from US attacks had exceeded 400 and that 38 people had been killed since June 22.
Kermanpour said the casualties included 22 injured women, three women who were killed, nine injured people under the age of 18, and one person under 18 who was killed.
The source did not give further details on the locations of the strikes or the identities of those killed or injured.
Update
Iran's health ministry gave the figures.
Health ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour posted the figures on X.
The ministry spokesman said the injured included 22 women and nine people under the age of 18.
The ministry spokesman said the dead included three women and one person under 18.
Source note: AFP news report published on 17 July 2026 at 06:17:48 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The casualty figures are attributed to Iran's health ministry and were not independently verified in the supplied source.
The source does not give further details on the locations of the strikes or the identities of those killed or injured.
Source
AFP news report published on .