At least 3,375 people have been killed in Iran since the United States and Israel began strikes on the country, according to Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state media outlet.
The figures, released on Saturday, were compiled by Iran’s Forensic Medicine Organization and cited by Abbas Masjedi, the head of the organization. Of those killed, 2,875 were men and 496 were women, IRIB reported.
The toll represents the first confirmed casualty count from Iran’s own state media since the conflict escalated in late February 2026. Last month, Iran’s Foreign Minister had said “hundreds of Iranian civilians,” including more than 200 children, had been killed — a figure the new data significantly exceeds.
The casualty announcement comes on the same day that US-Iran talks collapsed in Islamabad and President Trump ordered a US Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, further dimming prospects for a ceasefire.
The conflict has had far-reaching economic consequences for countries dependent on Middle East energy supplies, with Sri Lanka among the hardest hit. The IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings this week in Washington are expected to focus heavily on the war’s economic fallout, with growth forecasts for emerging markets already downgraded.
