Iranian sources report that a judicial building in Larestan was targeted in an attack, leaving an unspecified number of civilian and staff casualties. Local channels attribute the strike to US and enemy forces.
Multiple Iranian news channels report that the Justice Department building in Larestan, Fars province, was struck on the morning of March 18, 2026. The incident takes place against the backdrop of a massive ongoing military conflict that began on March 16, involving wide-ranging US CENTCOM strikes against Iranian targets under Operation Epic Fury.
The breaking news aggregator خبری پلاس|خبرفوری (Khabari Plus), citing the Iranian judiciary's official Mizan news agency, states that the facility was targeted by an American attack while actively providing judicial services to the public. The channel reports that an unspecified number of courthouse staff and local citizens were killed and wounded in the strike.
The pro-government channel حامیان پزشکیان (Supporters of Pezeshkian), which also cites Mizan, framed the event similarly but utilized standard state terminology for the casualties and perpetrators. According to the channel, the courthouse was targeted by an enemy attack, resulting in employees and citizens being martyred and injured. Both outlets confirm that the exact number of casualties is currently unknown.
The Farsi sources use differing terminology for the attackers and casualties ('American' vs 'enemy', and 'killed' vs 'martyred'). In accordance with the prompt's instructions, these terms have been integrated directly into the English text without sanitization or scare quotes to faithfully reflect the original narrative framing.