Iranian Health Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour announced that 18 people were killed and 142 wounded in US airstrikes between August 30 and September 2.
Iranian state media announced that the military personnel killed was Amir Hossein Salimzadeh. Salimzadeh, a member of Iran’s Navy, was killed on September 1 while serving in Khuzestan province.
Distribution of the fatalities
According to the announced toll, four people were killed in Sirik and seven in Khuzestan. Four members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force were killed in Kermanshah, while three Basij members were killed on Lavan Island.
At least 50 people were wounded at a site in Sirik where a wedding ceremony was being held. The total number of wounded was announced as 142.
Fighting resumes in the region
Tensions in the region escalated after a US attack on Larak Island on Sunday. The attack ended a pause of about one month in the fighting in the region.
Washington announced that the attack targeted two Iranian launchers preparing to deploy rockets and a naval mine.
Following the attack, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carried out attacks on US military facilities in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq. US Central Command also carried out new airstrikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets inside Iran on Tuesday night.
Dispute over the Strait of Hormuz
The renewed fighting followed the failure to implement the June 18 memorandum of understanding, which aimed to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Fighting resumed in July because of disagreements over its implementation.
