Tehran hospitals declare emergency after US, Israel strikes

TOPSHOT - People rush to fill their tanks at a petrol station in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank on February 28, 2026, after Israel and the US launched attacks on Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran must not be allowed to gain nuclear arms and urged Israelis to "stand together" after Israel and the United States launched strikes against the Islamic republic on February 28. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

ISTANBUL: Hospitals in the Iranian capital Tehran declared a state of emergency on Saturday after United States and Israeli strikes shook the city, Iran’s Health Ministry said, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing a local daily.

Health Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanipour told the official IRNA news agency that emergency measures were activated following explosions across parts of the capital.

He said ambulances were dispatched to locations where blasts were reported, adding that casualty figures would be announced later.

While Israel launched a "preventive" attack, dubbed as "Lion's Roar", US President Donald Trump said his forces launched "major combat operations in Iran" aimed at "eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime". He reiterated that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.- Bernama