49 killed in US-Israeli airstrikes in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province

TEHRAN, March 05 (YPA) – Regional escalation continued to intensify for the sixth straight day of the war that erupted after the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran, with heavy exchange of strikes reported between the two sides.

Earlier today, massive explosions heard in western and northwestern Tehran, prompting Iran to activate its air defenses, according to local media reports.

Explosions were also reported in several other Iranian cities, including Bandar Abbas on the Gulf coast and Tabriz in the northwest.

The Iranian Red Crescent announced that the US-Israeli airstrikes resulted in the killing of 49 civilians of Iran’s West Azerbaijan province.

Iran’s Health Ministry said late Wednesday that 926 people have been killed and more than 6,186 injured since the conflict began on Saturday morning, amid ongoing air raids targeting multiple cities across the country.

@E.Y.M