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Casualties & Human Impact
10 documented incidents
- Feb 28 Schoolchildren and teachers killed, Minab: Civilian 156 killed (Minab prosecutor, 9 April): 120 students — 73 boys and 47 girls, aged 6–13 — 26 teachers, all of them women; 7 parents (4 men and 3 women); a school bus driver; a pharmacy technician from the neighbouring clinic; and a six-month-old fetus. Sky News verified 146 identities by name, the highest independently verified count published. Earlier figures ranged from 108 (TIME, 1 Mar) to 175–180 as bodies were recovered; 156 is the final official count. The school had been walled off from the neighbouring IRGC Navy compound since 2016, with three separate civilian entrances and no military checkpoints; the Minab mayor said the compound had been closed for roughly 15 years. A US 15-6 investigation found outdated Defense Intelligence Agency coordinates to be the probable cause, and CNN reported on 7 July that military intelligence systems had warned the targeting data was outdated and the warnings were ignored. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said it was 'deeply disturbed'; UNESCO called it 'a grave violation of the protection afforded to schools under international humanitarian law.' [Sky News investigation; Wikipedia – Minab school attack; CNN, Jul 7; TIME; HRW]
- Feb 28 Teenage girls killed at sports hall, Lamerd: Civilian 20 people killed, including teenage girls during a volleyball session. [Compiled from regional reports]
- Mar 1–2 Families killed at Niloofar Square, Tehran: Civilian At least 20 civilians — mostly families breaking the Ramadan fast — were killed in strikes on Tehran, according to Iranian state media. [Wikipedia]
- Mar 9 Civilians killed in residential building, Resalat, Tehran: Dual-use (contested) An Israeli airstrike destroyed a Basij-affiliated building alongside three neighboring residential buildings. Between 40 and 50 people died. BBC analysis confirmed Israeli Mark 82 bombs were used. [Wikipedia]
- Mar 12 Children casualties — UNICEF milestone report: Civilian UNICEF reported that by March 12, more than 1,100 children had been injured or killed across the region, approximately 200 in Iran alone. Hundreds of thousands were displaced; millions unable to attend school. [Wikipedia]
- Mar 27 Industrial workers killed, Isfahan Province: Civilian The Isfahan governor confirmed that 25 workers were killed in strikes on industrial zones in the province, including during the attack on the Mobarakeh Steel complex. [Compiled from ISW/regional reports]
- Apr 2 B-1 Bridge collapse casualties, Karaj: Civilian A U.S. double-tap strike obliterated the newly constructed B-1 bridge in Karaj, killing 8–13 civilians who were picnicking under it during Nowruz celebrations. Over 95 others were wounded. [Axios, Apr 2]
- Apr 6 Children killed in Baharestan, Tehran Province: Civilian At least 34 killed across Iran in a single day of attacks, including six children (four girls and two boys under 10) in Baharestan County. Strikes also killed 5 in Bandar Lengeh and at least 9 in Qom. [Al Jazeera, Apr 6]
- Apr 7 Shahriar residential area, Alborz Province: Civilian 18 people killed including two children and 24 wounded in attacks on residential areas outside Tehran, hours before the ceasefire. [Vanguard News; Fars News, Apr 7]
- Apr 8 Day of ceasefire — 300+ killed: Civilian More than 300 people were killed and 1,150+ injured on the day the ceasefire was announced, in what Israel described as its 'most powerful attacks' of the war — concentrated on Lebanon. The ceasefire announcement did not halt the day's killing. [Al Jazeera tracker; Wikipedia]
Summary:Figures vary widely by source and methodology, and this archive reports the range rather than a single number. Iran's government and Foundation of Martyrs report roughly 3,500 killed inside Iran with 26,500 injured; HRANA documented 3,636 killed as of April 7 — a figure still widely quoted but apparently never revised since. US and Israeli estimates run to 6,000+. Cross-source counts across all fronts stood at 7,144–9,676 killed and around 46,965 injured by July 15, day 139. UNHCR estimated up to 3.2 million Iranians displaced. The Minab school attack remains the deadliest single civilian incident, with 156 killed. [HRANA; Health Ministry; OCHA; UNHCR; Wikipedia]