TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday attended a ceremony at the Ameneh Welfare and Nursery Complex in Tehran to honor the memory of children killed during the recent 12-day Israeli assault.

The commemoration was held to pay tribute to the young martyrs of the Zionist regime’s aggression, including infants and toddlers who lost their lives in the attacks. According to official figures, 47 of the victims were children and adolescents, the youngest of whom was just 2 years and 9 months old.

Addressing a group of children cared for at the facility, President Pezeshkian said: “These children are like my own grandchildren. We are committed to doing everything we can to provide a better future for them.”

Israel launched a surprise attack on June 13, killing at least 1,064 people in the country, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and ordinary civilians.

Tehran responded hours later with a large-scale missile and drone campaign under the operation True Promise III.

On June 22, the United States formally entered the conflict, launching airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan using bunker-buster munitions—an act Tehran condemned as a violation of international law.

In response, Iran targeted the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar with ballistic missiles, demonstrating its readiness to escalate if necessary.

Amid growing casualties, internal unrest, and concerns about further Iranian retaliation, Israel accepted a unilateral ceasefire on June 24, effectively ending the 12-day conflict.