JAKARTA - At least 34 people were killed, including six children, in a massive attack by the United States (US) and Israel in many areas of Iran on Monday morning, April 6 local time.
The attacks targeting leading universities in Tehran and civilian residential areas came after US President Donald Trump set a deadline of Tuesday, April 7 for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants and bridges.
In Baharestan County, Tehran Province, citing the Fars news agency, the simultaneous US-Israeli attack killed 23 people, including four girls and two boys under the age of 10.
Meanwhile, in the city of Qom, the US-Israeli attack destroyed civilian houses, killing five people, according to the deputy governor for political and security affairs, Morteza Heydari.
In Bandar-e Lengeh, in southern Iran, authorities said the same day's attack killed six others.
At least a dozen cities in Iran were hit by US-Israeli attacks today, including Bandar Abbas, Ahvaz, Mahshahr, Shiraz, Isfahan, and Karaj.
Bombs from the US-Israeli attack also hit Sharif University in Tehran, one of Iran's leading science universities, which is often compared to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US.
Al Jazeera reported that the public facility was severely attacked, with the worst damage being in the laboratories and mosques in the university complex.
In the Sharif area, the US-Israeli attack also destroyed fas facilities.
According to reports, other civilian facilities, including highways, power plants, and bridges were also targeted by the US-Israel across Iran on Monday morning.
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