TEHRAN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 people were killed and 24 others wounded in overnight U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on residential areas in Iran's northern Alborz province, the official news agency IRNA reported.
The injured were immediately taken to nearby medical centers, IRNA quoted Qodratollah Seif, deputy governor of Alborz province for political, security and social affairs, as saying on Tuesday. He added that two children were among the victims.
Seif described the strikes as "cowardly," saying the attacks on residential units were carried out by Israeli fighter jets with direct U.S. support.
On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran later responded with waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israeli and U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East. ■
