Kathmandu. A medical research center nearly 100 years old has been attacked in the Iranian capital, Tehran. According to Iran’s Ministry of Health, the ‘Pasteur Institute of Iran’ was targeted in the attack, resulting in severe damage to the building.
Health Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour described the incident as a direct assault on the global health system. He noted that the institution, established in 1920, has played a crucial role in medical research and drug development in Iran.
Images released after the attack show several parts of the building damaged, while some sections have been completely reduced to rubble. Iran has strongly condemned the incident, labeling it an attack on civilian infrastructure.
Meanwhile, in the ongoing conflict, more than 2,000 Iranians have lost their lives so far. In Israel, 24 people have died, and it is reported that 13 American soldiers have also been killed in the region.
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