Iran death toll rises to 787 as US and Israeli missile strikes hammer key targets

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3 Mar 2026 • 6:40 PM MYT
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  • The Iranian Red Crescent Society has reported that at least 787 people have been killed in a U.S.-Israeli operation, while Iranian missile attacks resulted in 11 deaths in Israel.
  • Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency stated that 13 Iranian troops were killed in Kerman, 800 kilometres southeast of Tehran, following airstrikes.
  • Israel's retaliatory strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon led to the deaths of 52 people, further escalating the regional conflict.
  • Six American service members, identified as Army soldiers from a logistics unit in Kuwait, have been confirmed dead, alongside three fatalities in the UAE, and one each in Kuwait and Bahrain.
  • The U.S. military confirmed that Kuwait mistakenly shot down three American fighter jets during Iranian attacks involving aircraft, ballistic missiles, and drones, though all six pilots safely ejected.

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