Iran says 350 public servants killed in war with United States

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian government spokesperson Fatma Mohajerani said on Tuesday that 350 public servants had been killed while on duty during the war with the United States. She added that U.S. strikes also put Bushehr Airport out of service. Mohajerani attributed rising staple food prices inside Iran to maritime interdiction measures imposed by Washington during the war, saying the practice had directly disrupted trade and the movement of supplies. Separately, Iran's military headquarters, Hatem al-Anbiya Central Command, confirmed on Monday evening that the United States had threatened Iranian vessels and oil tankers over the previous three days. Regional mediators are working on a new round of talks aimed at easing the escalation between Washington and Tehran, efforts that have intensified following the latest exchange of fire between the two sides. U.S. President Donald Trump has said he decided to terminate a bilateral memorandum of understanding, citing tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz attributed to Iran. No further details on the mediators' initiative or the next steps in the dispute were immediately available.