WANA (Mar 29) – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pirhossein Kolivand, announced that rescue teams have successfully pulled 800 injured people alive from beneath the rubble in Tehran and transferred them to medical centers.

 

Speaking at a Central Emergency Operations Headquarters meeting attended by the Minister of Roads and Urban Development, he emphasized the full readiness of relief forces.

 

Kolivand also provided an overview of the damage caused since the beginning of the attacks, stating that 102,043 civilian units—including 80,212 residential properties and 20,917 commercial units—have been either severely damaged or completely destroyed. Of these, 36,369 units are located in Tehran province.

 

He further reported significant damage to healthcare and emergency infrastructure, noting that 296 pharmaceutical, medical, health, and emergency centers have been affected.

 

In addition, 600 schools and 18 Red Crescent facilities have been destroyed or heavily damaged and are now out of service.

 

The Red Crescent chief highlighted losses to emergency response assets, stating that three rescue helicopters and 48 emergency vehicles, including ambulances and specialized units, have been damaged or destroyed during the attacks.

 

On the humanitarian front, Kolivand said the 4030 support hotline, staffed by more than 1,900 volunteer doctors, social workers, and psychologists, has handled over 125,000 public calls, providing approximately 600,000 minutes of psychological counseling.

 

He added that the Red Crescent now has 4 million volunteers and 110,000 trained rescue personnel, with operational teams capable of arriving at incident scenes in under four minutes.

 

In conclusion, he acknowledged humanitarian aid received from neighboring countries, including Russia and Iraq, consisting of medical supplies, relief items, and food assistance aimed at supporting the Iranian population.

Emergency responders work at a site of a residential building damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 27, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)