India, March 2 -- As massive tensions escalate between Iran and the United States-Israel coalition, the death toll across the Islamic Republic has climbed to 555, the Iranian Red Crescent said on Monday.

"Following the Zionist-American terrorist attacks carried out in various regions of our country, 131 cities have been affected to date and, regrettably, 555 of our compatriots have been killed," the Iranian Red Crescent wrote on Telegram.

With rising death toll and increasing damage, Israel and the United States also pounded targets in Iran as the conflict between the two sides continued for the third straight day. Follow live updates on US-Iran war

Meanwhile, in fresh strikes, Iranian forces fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, h...