Ankara / Anadolu

Iran's Health Ministry announced the killing of 50 people and the injury of more than 500 others due to US attacks on the country since June 27.

This was stated by the spokesman of Iran's Health Ministry, Hossein Kermanpour, in a post on the X platform on Saturday.

Kermanpour explained that a number of the injured are still receiving treatment in hospitals, while 460 injured have been discharged after completing their treatment.

Kermanpour had announced on Friday that the death toll from the attacks reached 38 and more than 400 wounded, before the numbers rose according to the new tally.

For days, the United States has been launching successive waves of strikes on sites inside Iran, while Tehran has been attacking what it says are American ships, facilities, and military bases in several countries in the region.

On June 18, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding that included a halt to military operations and the start of negotiations to reach a broader agreement.

But US President Donald Trump announced on July 8 the end of the interim agreement, following the targeting of three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Washington to resume its strikes inside Iran, amid escalating Iranian responses in the region.

Washington demands ensuring freedom and security of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran insists on imposing a mechanism to regulate the passage of ships through the strategic waterway, exacerbating fears of disruption to oil and gas exports from the region.