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U.S. and Israel Expand Iran Strikes to Central Tehran, Hitting University Buildings and Residential Areas
Iranian state media and rights monitors say Israel carried out a wide‑scale wave of strikes on central Tehran, hitting research and educational buildings at the Iran University of Science and Industry and nearby residential areas. HRANA reported roughly three‑quarters of that day’s 701 recorded strikes across Iran struck Tehran — one of the highest single‑day counts — and said at least 24 civilians were killed and 88 injured in the past 24 hours, bringing the civilian toll in Iran to at least 1,551, including 236 children, since the conflict began.
📌 Key Facts
- The New York Times reports Israel carried out a "wide‑scale wave of strikes" on central Tehran.
- Iranian state media said research and educational buildings at Iran University of Science and Industry and surrounding residential areas were hit.
- HRANA recorded 701 strikes across Iran on Saturday and said roughly three‑quarters of them struck Tehran — one of the highest single‑day attack counts since the war began.
- HRANA reported at least 24 civilians were killed and 88 injured in the past 24 hours.
- HRANA said at least 1,551 civilians, including 236 children, have been killed in Iran since the conflict started.
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March 29, 2026
4:28 AM
Airstrikes batter a university and residential zones in Tehran.
New information:
- Reports that Israel carried out a 'wide‑scale wave of strikes' on central Tehran, with Iranian state media saying research and educational buildings at Iran University of Science and Industry and surrounding residential areas were hit.
- Cites HRANA data that roughly three‑quarters of Saturday’s 701 recorded strikes across Iran hit in Tehran, marking one of the highest single‑day attack counts since the war began.
- Documents that, according to HRANA, at least 24 civilians were killed and 88 injured in the past 24 hours, and that at least 1,551 civilians, including 236 children, have been killed in Iran since the conflict started.