More than 1,900 dead in Iran since start of US-Israel strikes, IFRC says

Updated 27 Mar, 2026 06:27pm 1 min read
Emergency responders remove a casualty from beneath the rubble at a site of a residential building damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran. – Reuters
Emergency responders remove a casualty from beneath the rubble at a site of a residential building damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran. – Reuters

More than 1,900 people have ​been killed and ‌at least 20,000 injured in Iran ​since the ​start of U.S. and ⁠Israeli attacks, ​said Maria Martinez of ​the International Federation of Red Cross and ​Red Crescent ​Societies (IFRC) on Friday, citing figures ‌provided ⁠by the Iranian Red Crescent.

Martinez said the Iranian ​Red ​Crescent ⁠continues to serve as the ​only nationwide ​humanitarian ⁠organization operating across the country ⁠amidst ​the escalating ​conflict.

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