Jakarta, May 29 -- The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) is sending medicines and emergency medical supplies to Iran following strikes by the United States and Israel that have severely affected the country's healthcare sector.

"This shipment of medicines and emergency medical supplies is PMI chairman Jusuf Kalla's response to a request from Iranian Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Boroujerdi for emergency medicines and medical equipment," PMI Secretary General A.M. Fachir said in Jakarta on Friday.

Fachir said Iran's healthcare system is under severe pressure due to damaged infrastructure and disruptions to medical supply chains.

Citing data from Iran's Health Ministry, he said at least 50 hospitals and hundreds of other health facilities ha...