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(NewsNation) — Iran's Health Ministry reported much than 3,000 radical injured successful Israeli strikes, with 90% being civilians, and astir 400 killed, according to spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour successful an interrogation with NewsNation.
Kermanpour said astir 2,000 of the injured person been treated and discharged. The casualties see a 2-month-old babe who was killed and a 4-year-old lad among the wounded, making them the youngest victims and injured, respectively.
A week into their war, Israel and Iran exchanged more strikes Friday arsenic caller diplomatic efforts led by the Europeans took spot successful Geneva.
The Health Ministry spokesperson said the attacks occurred "while the radical were sleeping" and targeted "more than 10 provinces of the country, including Tehran," sidesplitting what helium described arsenic "a important fig of civilians and military,” calling them “martyrs.”
Kermanpour said Iranians were "very surprised" by President Donald Trump and European enactment for the Israeli operation, adding that it confirmed suspicions that "America is not to beryllium trusted." He said the strikes came "in the midst of fruitful negotiations."
The spokesperson told NewsNation that Iranians viewed America arsenic a amended person than Russia earlier Trump backed Israel's attacks.
"There was nary cognition astir America anterior to this. Some didn't similar America, immoderate had nary opinion, and immoderate considered America a amended person than Russia," Kermanpour said.
However, helium said that Iranians bash not enactment U.S. engagement successful the struggle with Israel pursuing the caller strikes.
