Esra Tekin
April 06, 2026•Update: April 06, 2026
At least 17 people were killed early Monday in joint US-Israeli attacks in Iran, local media reported.
Three buildings collapsed in an attack in the eastern part of the capital, Tehran, and around 50 homes were damaged, according to Mehr News Agency,
Four people were killed and seven injured in the attack and search and rescue operations are ongoing, it said.
At least 13 people were also killed earlier Monday in joint US-Israeli attacks on Baharestan county in Iran’s Tehran province, the Fars news agency reported.
The governor of Baharestan said the fatalities occurred when US and Israeli forces bombed two residential units in the town of Qaleh Mir.
He noted that debris removal and search and rescue operations in the rubble were continuing.
No official statement has been issued on the damage caused by the attacks, during which air defense systems were activated.
It was reported that in strikes carried out on Tehran about two hours earlier, the Sharif University of Technology had been targeted.