According to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the deputy governor of Ardabil province, Ebrahim Emami, pointed out that bombings in Germi and Jafarabad areas resulted in three deaths and three injuries.

In the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces, the governor of the Boyer-Ahmad district, Iraj Kazemijoo, confirmed the deaths of three people and injuries to two others following a missile attack on the Kuhi Siah area.

Local authorities warned of the possibility that the number of casualties could rise, while search and rescue operations continue in the affected areas.

Separately, the Revolutionary Guard Command in Markazi province reported the downing of a US MQ-9 Reaper drone in Isfahan airspace. The statement stressed that the number of drones shot down by Iranian forces since the start of the conflict on February 28 exceeds 160.

Since that date, the United States and Israel have maintained an offensive against Iran, which has left thousands dead and wounded, while Tehran responds by launching missiles and drones toward Israel and targets it considers linked to US interests in several Arab countries.

These actions have caused casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure and have been condemned by the affected governments.

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