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TEHRAN, March 2 (KUNA) - Iranian Authorities announced on Monday an the war death toll increased to 555 so far.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society said in a statement that 555 citizens had been killed in strikes targeting Iranian territory, adding that 131 cities sustained damage. Relief teams continue emergency operations, it noted.
Since last Saturday morning, the capital Tehran and other Iranian cities have been subjected to a large-scale military attack by the Israeli occupation and the United States, which witnessed the death of a number of senior Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Major General Mohammad Pakpour, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, and Minister of Defense Aziz Nasirzadeh. (end)
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