TEHRAN, March 5 (Xinhua) -- A 12,000-seater sports stadium in Iran's capital Tehran was destroyed in a U.S.-Israeli strike on Thursday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
The stadium, mainly hosting volleyball games, was located inside the Azadi Sports Complex in western Tehran, Tasnim reported.
It added that the dormitory and new building of Iran's Cycling Federation, as well as a main swimming pool and parts of the Rowing Federation located in the complex, were also destroyed in the attack.
According to Tasnim, Israel and the United States also targeted another sports complex, named Besat, in southern Tehran on Thursday with seven missiles fired from fighter jets.
On Saturday morning, Israel and the United States launched massive airstrikes on Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes by Iran against Israeli targets and U.S. assets in the Middle East. The death toll in Iran has risen to 1,045, according to Tasnim. ■
