Key facts
- Six Iranian navy personnel were killed in a US attack this week, according to Tasnim news agency.
- Iran's Tasnim news agency reported six more military personnel died in US strikes this week, raising the total military death toll to at least 13.
- The US strikes on Tuesday were described as the most extensive for weeks.
- An Iranian health ministry official reported 18 people killed and 142 wounded between August 30 and September 2.
- The US has reported 18 military personnel killed and over 750 wounded in the war.
Six members of Iran's navy were reported killed in a US attack this week, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. The report on Thursday stated that six more military personnel, including three pilots, had died in southern Iran, bringing the military death toll to at least 13. Earlier reports from Tasnim indicated that three members of the paramilitary Basij were killed on Lavan Island, and four members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Aerospace Force died in western Iran. An Iranian health ministry official also reported 18 civilian deaths and 142 wounded between August 30 and September 2. Tasnim had previously reported three people killed in US strikes on southern Iran on Sunday, two of whom were identified as IRGC Navy members. The US Central Command has denied claims made by the IRGC that its missiles hit US vessels or caused significant damage to military bases and equipment in the region, stating that 18 US military personnel have been killed and over 750 wounded in the conflict.