Iran’s state news agency Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported Wednesday that more than 1,000 people including military personnel and civilians have been killed in US and Israeli strikes since Saturday. Citing Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs the agency stated that 1,045 individuals have lost their lives. The casualty figures have not been independently verified.
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed visible damage to two buildings near Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility. However the agency emphasized that structures containing nuclear material were not harmed and that there is currently no risk of radiological release.
Meanwhile US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that a US submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean. Several crew members were reported dead, with nearly 150 still missing.
Separately Turkish officials confirmed that NATO air-defense systems intercepted an Iranian missile near Hatay province after it crossed Iraqi and Syrian airspace. Turkey said it was not the intended target suggesting the missile may have veered off course.
