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Hospital ‘not deliberately targeted’ by tear gas strike
The Star
|January 08, 2026
TEAR gas fired during demonstrations in Tehran drifted towards a hospital but did not target it deliberately, Iranian media has reported.
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Security forces in Iran have frequently deployed tear gas to clear protesters during the sometimes-deadly demonstrations triggered by the rising cost of living.
To disperse a crowd, "tear gas was used in the alley adjacent to the Sina Hospital" in the centre of Tehran, the ISNA news agency reported, citing a statement from the Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
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