In a shocking development amid the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, a joint US-Israeli attack reportedly targeted emergency rescue teams while they were actively removing rubble and searching for survivors at a previous bombing site in the Iranian capital.
According to Tasnim News Agency, the strike occurred as rescue forces were engaged in debris clearance and humanitarian efforts following earlier attacks.
This incident highlights the escalating dangers faced by Iranian rescue workers, including teams from the Iranian Red Crescent, who have been tirelessly operating in multiple neighborhoods across Tehran devastated by repeated US-Israeli airstrikes. Rescue operations in the city have involved pulling survivors — including children and families — from collapsed buildings, with videos showing dramatic efforts amid widespread destruction.
Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in Tehran
Iranian Red Crescent teams have released multiple videos showing:
- Survivors, including a father and child, being pulled alive from under debris.
- Emergency workers searching through rubble in areas like Resalat and southern Tehran.
- Families sifting through personal belongings amid the ruins.
These operations are part of a larger effort to respond to strikes that have damaged residential complexes, hospitals, and other civilian infrastructure since the conflict intensified.
Iranian officials and state-affiliated media have condemned such attacks as violations targeting humanitarian workers, emphasizing the need to protect those involved in life-saving rubble removal and search-and-rescue missions.
Ongoing War Context
The incident is part of the US-Israel war on Iran, now in its late stages. The conflict, which escalated in late February 2026, has seen repeated US-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran and other Iranian targets, alongside Iranian missile retaliations on Israel. Rescue operations continue amid bombardment, with reports of civilian deaths and destruction in residential neighborhoods.