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        "id": 1866300,
        "msgid": "death-toll-from-us-strikes-on-iran-rises-to-38-1784303485",
        "date": "2026-07-17 22:07:00",
        "title": "Death Toll from US Strikes on Iran Rises to 38",
        "author": "Indriyani Astuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Iranian health authorities have confirmed that the death toll from a series of US air strikes has climbed to 38, with over 400 wounded. The strikes, which Washington says are a response to Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, have also reportedly hit near a hospital. The conflict has escalated with Iran launching retaliatory strikes against US bases in neighbouring countries.",
        "content": "<p>The number of casualties from the series of United States (US) air\nstrikes on Iranian territory continues to rise. As of Friday\n(17\/7\/2026), Iranian health authorities confirmed that the death toll\nhad reached 38, whilst hundreds of others were injured.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Ministry of Health spokesman Hossein Kermanpour revealed that\nthe latest data, compiled up to 06.30 local time, showed a significant\nescalation in casualties. \u201cThe number of people injured in the US\nattacks has exceeded 400, whilst 38 of our citizens have been killed,\u201d\nKermanpour said in an official statement on the X platform.<\/p>\n<p>In his report, Kermanpour detailed that the dead included vulnerable\ngroups, among them three women and one child under the age of 18. In\naddition, 22 women and nine children were recorded as having been\nwounded in the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The figures mark an increase from the report on Wednesday (15\/7),\nwhen Iranian authorities had previously recorded 35 deaths and around\n300 injured. The wave of US strikes has reportedly been under way since\n8 July as part of the latest military operation in the region.<\/p>\n<p>US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the military operation was a direct\nresponse to Iranian actions deemed to be disrupting international\ncommercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The US asserted that the\nstrikes were intended to secure global energy trade routes.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran, for its part, did not remain idle. In retaliation for the US\nair strikes, Iran launched counter-attacks targeting a number of US\nmilitary bases across several neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p>A US fighter jet made an emergency landing at Al Dhafra Air Base in\nthe United Arab Emirates, having reportedly been hit by fire whilst\nattacking southern Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Thursday (16\/7)\nthat it had completed the latest wave of offensive operations against\nIran.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump said the strikes were retaliation for\nIranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>",
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