The Ministry of Health denied the news about the distribution of iodine tablets / declaring a state of war is not under the authority of the Ministry of Health.
Hossein Karamanpour, director of public relations and spokesman for the Ministry of Health, wrote on Channel X: "No official at the Ministry of Health interviewed the Times and the quote attributed to the ministry is false. The health system is prepared for various scenarios and threats from the enemy that does not spare children. Of course, declaring a state of health and war is not within the scope of the Ministry of Health's new authority. Irresponsible under these conditions."
Before that, the newspaper "Times" quoted an official in Iran's Ministry of Health and claimed that "iodine tablets are distributed to citizens near nuclear facilities as an emergency to prevent radiation following a possible joint attack by Israel and the United States.