Iran says more than 2,000 children wounded in US-Israeli attacks

Iran says more than 2,000 children wounded in US-Israeli attacks More than 2,000 children have been wounded in US-Israeli attacks on Iran, according to the head of the country’s emergency department. Jafar Miadfar said 2,115 people under 18 were injured, including 124 children under five and 24 under the age of two. Miadfar told the Mehr news agency that about 5,000 women were also wounded, with most attacks concentrated in provinces including Tehran, Khuzestan, Lorestan, Isfahan, Kermanshah and Ilam. Iranian flag is placed by the rubble following strikes at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on 7 April 2026. ATTA KENARE / AFP

More than 2,000 children have been wounded in US-Israeli attacks on Iran, according to the head of the country’s emergency department.

Jafar Miadfar said 2,115 people under 18 were injured, including 124 children under five and 24 under the age of two.

Miadfar told the Mehr news agency that about 5,000 women were also wounded, with most attacks concentrated in provinces including Tehran, Khuzestan, Lorestan, Isfahan, Kermanshah and Ilam.