US-Israeli strike kills 15 at Isfahan factory, Iranian media says

Iranian media report the deaths in central Iran as Tehran launches new missile salvoes at Israeli targets.Published On 14 Mar 2026A missile strike on an industrial area of the central Iranian city of Isfahan has killed at least 15 people, with workers having been inside a factory at the time of the attack, Iranian media reports.The strike hit a factory producing heating and cooling equipment on Saturday, a working day in Iran, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency, which attributed the attack to US and Israeli forces.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump says ‘many countries’ will send warships to Hormuz amid Iran blockadelist 2 of 3Trump administration threatens news outlets over critical coverage of Iranlist 3 of 3Turkey on alert as Iran conflict escalates, warns against provocationsend of listIt came on the 15th day of a conflict that Iran’s Ministry of Health says has now killed at least 1,444 people and wounded more than 18,500 since the US-Israeli attacks began on February 28.Cities across Iran have been repeatedly targeted following the onset of hostilities.On March 8, shelling damaged Russia’s consulate in Isfahan, injuring staff, with Moscow calling the strike a “blatant violation” of international conventions.Iran’s Ministry of Culture said on Saturday that 56 museums and historic sites had been damaged, including Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a 17th-century centrepiece of Isfahan, and the UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace in Tehran.UNESCO said it was “deeply concerned,” noting that four of Iran’s 29 World Heritage Sites had been affected.Separately on Saturday, Iran’s army confirmed that Brigadier General Abdullah Jalali-Nasab had been killed in an Israeli attack, saying he was “martyred while defending the country”.Earlier, US forces also struck Kharg Island, which handles roughly 90 percent of Iran’s crude exports, though a regional official said operations were continuing normally, and there were no casualties.