Iran condemns US-Israeli ‘moral collapse’ after attacks on civilian sites
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“Strikes damage or destroy Iran’s tallest bridge and a century-old medical research centre fighting diseases like cholera.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support the claim about strikes damaging Iran's tallest bridge and medical research center.
“United States President Donald Trump has warned that Washington “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran”, threatening a potential expansion of attacks on the country’s infrastructure, which would violate international law.”
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— Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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— Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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— Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO) is a term that gained prominence in May 2025 after many threats and reversals during the trade war US president Donald Trump initiated with his administration's "Liber…
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“The B1 bridge, which had been due to open this year, was hit in an attack that killed eight people and wounded 95 others, Iran said.”
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Wikipedia's '2026 Iran war' entry mentions US-Israeli strikes but does not specify the B1 bridge or casualty numbers.
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
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— The President of Iran is the highest official elected by direct, popular vote, although the President carries out the decrees, and answers to the Supreme Leader of Iran, who functions as the country's…
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— The Supreme Political Council (SPC; Arabic: المجلس السياسي الأعلى, romanized: al-Majlis as-Siyāsiyy al-ʾAʿlā) is an extraconstitutional collective head of state and rival executive established in 2016…
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“Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the targeting of civilian infrastructure.”
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
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— Abbas Araghchi (Persian: عباس عراقچی [ʔæbˌbɒːse æɾɒːˈɢtʃi] ; also spelled Araqchi, born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since Augu…
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— The ballistic missile program of Iran is the largest in the Middle East and plays a key role in Iran's military strategy. Its diverse short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles serve as a deterre…
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“Satellite imagery this week showed smoke rising from Iran’s Qeshm island, which sits near the strategic waterway, underscoring the growing risks to regional infrastructure.”
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“The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has already struck US-linked industrial sites in the Gulf, including steel facilities in Abu Dhabi and aluminium installations in Bahrain.”
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“Iran’s health ministry said US and Israeli strikes on Thursday had severely damaged the Pasteur Institute of Iran, a major research centre involved in combating diseases such as cholera and COVID-19.”
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“The World Health Organization (WHO) has verified more than 20 attacks on healthcare facilities in Iran since March 1.”
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“Iranian officials claimed on Friday that air defences shot down a second US F-35 fighter jet over central Iran, adding that the pilot’s survival was unlikely.”
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“Israel’s military reported a fresh barrage of Iranian missiles, with its air defences activated.”
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