Istanbul / Anadolu

Iran's Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that the death toll from US attacks on Iran since June 27 has risen to 53 killed and 592 wounded.

Hossein Kermanpour, head of the Public Relations and Media Center of Iran's Ministry of Health, said in a post on the American platform X that the number of deaths from US airstrikes that began on June 27 has reached 53, while the number of injured has risen to 592.

He added that 36 wounded are still receiving treatment in hospitals, while the rest of the wounded have left hospitals after receiving necessary medical care.

On July 19, Kermanpour announced in a statement that the number of deaths exceeded 50, while the number of wounded was around 520.

For days, the United States has been launching successive waves of strikes on sites inside Iran, while Tehran responds with attacks using missiles and drones on military bases and facilities and sites it says are linked to Washington in countries in the region, including Bahrain.

The escalation comes despite Washington and Tehran signing a memorandum of understanding last June that included a cessation of fighting and the start of negotiations to reach a broader agreement.

But US President Donald Trump announced on July 8 the end of the ceasefire, following attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that Washington accused Tehran of being behind, prompting the United States to resume its strikes inside Iran, amid escalating Iranian responses in the region.

Washington demands that Tehran stop attacking ships and guarantee freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran insists on subjecting the passage of ships to a mechanism it regulates through the waterway overlooking its coasts, exacerbating fears of disruption of oil and gas exports from the region.