Expounding on the performance of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization during 40 days of the imposed war against Iran, Abbas Masjedi said the bulk of Iranians martyred in the war were innocent citizens, children, the elderly, and individuals working in administrative centers.

From the beginning of the US-Israeli war of aggression on February 28 until the last hour of April 10, a total of 3,375 Iranians were martyred, of which 2,875 were men and 496 were women, he said.

Masjedi noted that currently, four bodies remain unaccounted for due to the severity and type of injuries.

Condemning the heinous bombing of an elementary school in Iran’s southern city of Minab on February 28 as a heartbreaking incident, the official said more than 160 children were martyred in the US-Israeli strike.

"Due to the types of bombs and missiles utilized by the criminal United States and the Zionist regime, around 40 percent of the martyrs' bodies were initially unidentifiable, but our colleagues across the country, especially in Tehran, Isfahan, and Hormozgan, succeeded in identifying these bodies and delivering them to their families," Masjedi stated.

The US and the Israeli regime launched a large-scale unprovoked military campaign against Iran following the assassination of then Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders and civilians on February 28.

The attacks have involved extensive aerial strikes on both military and civilian locations across Iran, causing significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces carried out retaliatory operations, targeting American and Israeli positions in the occupied territories and at regional bases with waves of missiles and drones.

The war has been brought to a halt for two weeks after a Pakistani-mediated ceasefire on April 8.