Iran says damage caused by US-Israeli aggression estimated at $270 billion

The Iranian government says the country’s preliminary assessment of the damage caused by the unprovoked US-Israeli aggression has reached $270 billion, stressing that the figure may change.

Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani made the remarks to Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency in a report published on Tuesday, asserting that the estimate was not yet final and pointing out that “damages are usually assessed across several layers.”

She also noted that the question of war reparations was being followed through diplomatic channels.

“One of the issues being pursued by our negotiating team, and also discussed in Islamabad talks, is the matter of war reparations,” the official noted.

She was referring to the Pakistan-mediated negotiations that took place between an Iranian delegation and an American one in the city over Saturday and Sunday.

On Friday, the president of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said more than 125,000 civilian structures had been either destroyed or severely damaged as a result of the aggression.

Pir-Hossein Koulivand identified 100,000 of the structures as residential properties and 23,500 as commercial centers.

According to Iran’s Legal Medical Organization, the aggression also led to the martyrdom of at least 3,753 people, including women and children.

The illegal US-Israeli aggression on Iran began on February 28 with airstrikes that assassinated senior Iranian officials and commanders.

Iran’s decisive response in the framework of Operation True Promise 4 included daily missile and drone operations targeting locations in the Israeli-occupied territories as well as US military bases and assets across the region.

Iran also blocked the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas tankers affiliated with the adversaries and those cooperating with them to maintain security at the strategic waterway.

The US formally accepted Iran’s 10-point proposal on April 8 as the foundation for a permanent ceasefire.

On April 12, and due to the excessive demands put on the table by the American side, Iranian and US delegations failed to reach an agreement after more than 20 hours of negotiations in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. The temporary ceasefire is still in effect.

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