US-Israeli bombing on Iran has struck a factory producing cancer medication and a psychiatric hospital in recent days, according to state-backed outlets, as aid agencies raise alarm over attacks on health facilities, CNN reports.
One of Iran’s largest producers of anti-cancer drugs and anesthetics was hit on Tuesday, the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported.
Earlier this week, the newly-built Delaram Sina Psychiatric Hospital in Tehran was significantly damaged by an attack on the Iranian capital according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). About 30 patients were in the hospital at the time of the strike late Monday, the head of the hospital told IRNA.
“Doors and window were shattered, and the walls of the building were also damaged,” said the doctor.
CNN has reached out to CENTCOM and the Israeli military for comment.
The US-Israeli assault on Iran has laid waste to entire neighborhoods, killed hundreds of people and depleted key services. At least 190 health and medical centers have been hit since the start of the war on February 28, according to the Iranian deputy health minister.
An official from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Iran said 17 of the agency’s centres have been struck and nearly 100 ambulances damaged or destroyed. “These are not just vehicles. They are often the only hope people have when the bombs fall,” said Maria Martinez, the IFRC’s head of delegation in Iran.
