Tehran, 16 June 2025 (dpa/MIA) - More than 220 people have been killed in Iran since Israel launched its attacks on Friday, the Iranian Health Ministry said on Sunday.

At least 224 people have been killed and 1,277 injured in the strikes, a ministry official wrote on X. More than 90% of the casualties were civilians, the spokesman said.

Israel began attacking targets in the Islamic Republic early on Friday - including nuclear facilities, defence positions, cities and oil fields - in what it considers to be pre-emptive strikes to prevent Iran from further expanding its nuclear capabilities.

Israel continued to launch airstrikes on the Iranian capital on Sunday, with attacks reported on government facilities as well as residential areas.

Iran sees the air attacks as a declaration of war and has fired missiles and drones at Israel in retaliation.

At least 14 people have been killed and 370 injured by Iranian retaliatory strikes on Israel, according to media reports.

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