First responders rescue man from Tehran building hit by air strike

Al Jazeera
March 27, 2026
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Iranian Red Crescent rescue teams pulled a man from a building damaged by an air strike in Tehran.

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First responders in Tehran rescued a man from a building damaged in an air strike, according to video released by the Iranian Red Crescent Society. The rescue underscores the ongoing humanitarian toll of air strikes in Iran's capital. The identity of the rescued man and the source of the air strike were not specified in the available information. The Iranian Red Crescent's release of the footage suggests efforts to document emergency response operations amid the strikes. Rescue operations continue as damage assessments unfold across affected areas.

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First responders conducted rescue operations at the strike site.

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