U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday (March 31, 2026) hit one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Iran which produces anaesthetic and cancer drugs, the Iranian government said. The pharmaceutical company was named as Tofigh Daru Research & Engineering Company, which is owned by the Social Security Investment Company, a state-run holding firm. On LinkedIn, Tofigh Daru says it develops and produces active pharmaceutical ingredients "in the anticancer, narcotics, cardiovascular to immunomodulatory segments." Iran has long faced chronic shortages of medicines, partly due to UN sanctions imposed over its nuclear programme. Iran has vowed in each case to retaliate with strikes on similar targets either in Israel or neighbouring Gulf countries.

Source: The Hindu April 01, 2026 06:07 UTC