US-Israeli strike hit courthouse in Iran's Fars province, killing at least 8

Ahram Online , Wednesday 18 Mar 2026

At least eight people were killed in a US-Israeli airstrike on a courthouse complex in Iran’s Larestan County in Iran’s Fars province on Wednesday, according to Iran’s official judiciary news agency Mizan.

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An Iranian woman walks through the destroyed kitchen in a home following a strike in the Iranian capital Tehran. AFP

 

The judiciary complex “was targeted in an attack by the enemy during working hours” Mizan said.

The head of the Fars province judiciary told Mizan that one lawyer, six clients and a member of the judicial staff were killed, but the agency reports the exact number of those killed and wounded is not yet known.

Iranian media, meanwhile, said on Wednesday that Israel and the United States had launched fresh strikes in across several areas of the country, including the capital Tehran.

Among the locations hit were areas in Lorestan province and Hamedan city, both in the west of Iran.

Tasnim news agency said "seven people were killed and 56 were injured in an American-Zionist attack on residential areas in Dorud town" in Lorestan province.

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has killed at least 1,444 people and injured 18,551, including hundreds of women and children, Iranian authorities report.

The American Israeli strikes have also destroyed 153 healthcare facilities and 43,000 residential and commercial units.

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