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US-Israeli strikes on Iran

Nearly 1,350 civilians killed in Iran in US-Israeli strikes — Iranian diplomat

Amir-Saeid Iravani says that about 17,000 have been injured

© AP Photo/ Vahid Salemi

UNITED NATIONS, March 12. /TASS/. The death toll among civilians from the US and Israeli strikes nears 1,350, Iranian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani said.

"Since February 28, more than 1,348 civilians, including women and children, have died and more than 17,000 have been injured as a result of the ongoing military operations by the United States and the Israeli regime," he said.

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