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Tehran psychiatric hospital still scarred one week after US-Israeli strike

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Tehran psychiatric hospital still scarred one week after US-Israeli strike

2026-04-04 19:30 Last Updated At:22:07

Nearly a week after being hit by a U.S.-Israeli strike on Sunday, Tehran's Delaram Sina Psychiatric Hospital remains visibly damaged, its reception hall marked by blast scars and its offices littered with missile fragments.

Blast marks were still clear on the floor of the reception hall, along with a ceiling that had been completely shattered.

In the manager's office, all the windows had been blown out, and missile fragments were scattered across the floor.

"On the night of the attack, there were about 30 inpatients in our hospital. The power was cut off and the situation was very critical. With the assistance of the crisis management center, the patients were transferred to other medical centers, and the hospital was then closed. The next morning, we began repairing it," said Asgari, head of the hospital.

The hospital is located just across a street from the blast site, where a factory building was completely destroyed.

Data released on Saturday by the Iranian Pharmacists Association showed that since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, 25 pharmaceutical companies in Iran have been directly or indirectly attacked. Among them, producers of cancer drugs and vaccines were singled out as direct targets of U.S.-Israeli strikes, the association said.

The attacks on pharmaceutical firms added to a growing list of civilian infrastructure hit across Iran, including schools, universities, monuments and bridges, as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that power plants could be next.

Tehran psychiatric hospital still scarred one week after US-Israeli strike

Tehran psychiatric hospital still scarred one week after US-Israeli strike

The White House Office of Management and Budget released its 2027 budget proposal on Friday, which would raise U.S. defense spending to 1.5 trillion U.S. dollars while reducing funding for domestic programs.

The budget plan "builds on the president's vision by continuing to constrain non-defense spending and reform the federal government," according to a document published on the White House website.

At a White House event on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump highlighted the defense spending as a priority, noting that domestic responsibilities such as health care should be shifted to the states.

"We're fighting wars. We can't take care of day care. You got to let a state take care of day care, and they should pay for it, too," Trump said.

Aside from cuts to health programs, the White House budget proposal also includes cuts to refugee resettlement aid, renewable energy projects, university grants and housing programs, among others.

The president's annual budget is often seen as a reflection of the administration's priorities, though Congress ultimately holds the authority over federal spending.

The release of the White House 2027 budget proposal came as Congress remains deadlocked over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, with Democrats pushing for immigration enforcement reforms that Republicans refuse to accept. This led to a partial government shutdown that has stretched on for nearly seven weeks.

White House seeks 1.5 trillion USD in defense spending in 2027 budget proposal

White House seeks 1.5 trillion USD in defense spending in 2027 budget proposal

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