13 Iranian troops killed in airstrike at air base in southeastern Iran

Debris is seen in a room of the Gandhi Hospital, which was damaged when a strike struck a state TV communications tower and nearby buildings across the street during the ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 2, 2026. AP/PTI(AP03_02_2026_000267B)

Dubai, Mar 3 (AP) Airstrikes targeting an air base in southeastern Iran killed at least 13 Iranian troops there, local media reported.

The semiofficial Tasnim news agency and the Hammihan daily newspaper reported the strike in Kerman, 800 kilometres (500 miles) southeast of Iran’s capital, Tehran.

The Kerman Air Base is known to house military helicopters. (AP) SKS SKS

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