One of the greatest tragedies of this war has been the collateral damage inflicted on Iran's medical facilities

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On April 1-2, 2026, US-Israeli bombing destroyed Iran's Pasteur Institute and 13 laboratories, following an earlier strike on February 28. These attacks, justified by claims of Iran developing fentanyl for chemical warfare, severely damaged Iran's medical production and research capabilities.

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Submitted by Maziyar Ghiabi on Wed, 04/08/2026 - 12:23 By targeting the century-old Pasteur Institute and the Tofigh Daru pharmaceutical complex, the US and Israel has erased decades of global research and innovation Iranian medical staff protest in front of the destroyed Gandhi Hospital in Tehran on 7 March 2026 (AFP) On On 28 February 2026, the first day of the war, the US and Israel launched a joint strike on the office of Iran's Supreme Leader. It resulted in the death of Ayatollah Ali Khame

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