Dhaka, June 21 -- More than 400 Iranians have been killed and at least 3,056 injured in a series of Israeli attacks over the past nine days, according to Iran's Health Ministry.

Most of the casualties are civilians, as tensions between the two regional powers intensify to a level unseen since the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.

In a statement shared on social media Saturday, Hossein Kermanpour, head of public relations at Iran's Health Ministry, said, "Nine days of attacks have killed more than 400 Iranians, including 54 women and children and wounded 3,056 others." He added, "Most of the casualties have been civilians."

Providing further details, Kermanpour said, "Among the injured, 2,220 have been treated and discharged from Ministry of ...