"The head of Iran's Red Crescent Society, Pirhossein Kolivand, said on Saturday that civilian facilities and infrastructure across the country were severely damaged since the start of US-Israeli attacks at the end of February. Speaking to reporters, Kolivand said more than 80,350 civilian sites had been hit, including 60,779 non-commercial centres in the provinces and 24,318 residential and civilian units in Tehran province. "About 18,790 commercial centres have been damaged and targeted. 266 medical centres have been targeted or damaged, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, health centres, and emergency centres," he added. He also said 17 Red Crescent branches and centres, three rescue helicopters, 45 rescue and emergency vehicles, and 42 ambulances had been targeted or destroyed. "The number of Red Crescent personnel injured is 10, and one person from the Red Crescent was killed while providing aid. The medical staff has 12 killed and over 90 injured," he explained. He described the attacks as violations of human rights and said the figures were being documented and sent to relevant human rights organisations.    Tensions in the Middle East escalated after a joint US-Israeli operation against Iranian targets started on February 28 amid diplomatic talks aimed at limiting Iran's nuclear and missile programmes. Tehran responded with strikes on Israel and US military positions in the region, with explosions reported across Gulf countries. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead on the first day, and his son Mojtaba Khamenei was later named as successor. The war also disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a route for about 20 per cent of global oil, as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned it could be restricted to allies, driving a global surge in oil prices."