Rescue workers combed through the wreckage of destroyed buildings in the Iranian capital on Tuesday (March 17) as Israel said it was launching wide-range strikes on the city.

The strikes form part of Israel's wider campaign on Iran that has been ongoing since the U.S.-Israeli war began on February 28.

Vincent Cassard, Head of Delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, urged that medical facilities and staff be protected, saying they must be able to “provide their services in peace.”

He was speaking near Gandhi Hospital, which witnesses told Reuters was struck by Israeli strikes on March 1.

The World Health Organization said on March 2 that a hospital in Tehran has been evacuated after explosions nearby.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

TEHRAN, IRAN (MARCH 17, 2026) (WANA - No use VOA Persian, no use BBC Persian, no use Manoto, no use Iran International, no use Radio Farda)

1. WOMAN CRYING AT SCENE OF STRIKE IN TEHRAN

2. RESCUE TEAM SITTING / RUBBLE IN BACKGROUND

3. RESCUE TEAM'S DOG

4. SUNGLASSES OF RESCUE WORKER

5. MEN CONSOLING CRYING MAN

6. WOMEN WALKING OVER RUBBLE

7. EXCAVATOR MOVING RUBBLE

8. WOMAN WAITING FOR BODY OF HER BROTHER TO BE FOUND

9. WOMEN CONSOLING CRYING WOMAN

10. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AT SCENE

11. DESTROYED GANDHI HOSPITAL WHICH HAS BEEN HIT BY STRIKES / ICRC (INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS) HEAD OF DELEGATION IN IRAN VINCENT CASSARD AT SCENE

12. PEOPLE AT SCENE

13. CASSARD LISTENING TO IRANIAN RED CRESCENT WORKER

14. ICRC PIN ON CASSARD'S BLAZER

15. CASSARD SPEAKING

16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ICRC HEAD OF DELEGATION IN IRAN, VINCENT CASSARD, SAYING:

"It was heartbreaking to see the children's section of the special burn hospital because I can't reckon the stress and suffering of the parents and of these kids that had to be evacuated in the last minute while there were in terrible medical conditions."

17. CASSARD WITH IRANIAN RED CRESCENT WORKERS

18. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ICRC HEAD OF DELEGATION IN IRAN, VINCENT CASSARD, SAYING:

"Hospitals and hospital staff, as well as patients, should be protected because they need to provide their services in peace while they are terribly needed in a situation of crisis."

19. CASSARD WITH IRANIAN RED CRESCENT WORKERS

20. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ICRC HEAD OF DELEGATION IN IRAN, VINCENT CASSARD, SAYING:

"So, let me be clear, I would like to really strongly reiterate that international law strictly prohibits attacks that impact health facilities, health workers and patients."

21. CASSARD WALKING PAST RUBBLE ON GROUND