Factbox: How Many Have Died in the U.S.-Israel Conflict With Iran?

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has resulted in a significant loss of life, with at least two thousand people reported dead since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28. The situation has drawn in several Gulf states, which have hosted U.S. military bases and personnel, as well as Lebanon, which has also become entangled in the violence. These figures are based on reports up to Sunday, over two weeks into the conflict, and have not been independently verified.

Death Toll by Country

Iran

Iran’s state media reported that at least 1,270 people had been killed, while the country’s ambassador to the United Nations stated that at least 1,332 people had died since the war began. There is no clear explanation for the discrepancy between these numbers. Additionally, it remains uncertain whether these figures include the 104 individuals the Iranian military claimed were killed in a U.S. attack on an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka on March 4.

Lebanon

Lebanese authorities have reported that at least 850 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes. The World Health Organization noted that at least 98 of those killed were children, highlighting the tragic impact on civilians.

Iraq

Iraqi health authorities have recorded at least 30 deaths, with most victims being members of the Shi’ite Popular Mobilisation Forces. A foreign crew member was also killed in an attack on tankers near an Iraqi port, according to port security officials.

Israel

Israel’s ambulance service reported that twelve people have been killed, including nine in an Iranian missile strike on Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem on March 1. The Israeli military also confirmed that two of its soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon.

United States

Thirteen U.S. service members have been killed. Six were confirmed dead after a U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed over Iraq, while seven others were killed in action during operations against Iran.

United Arab Emirates

The UAE’s defense ministry reported six deaths in Iranian attacks.

Kuwait

Authorities have reported six deaths, including two people killed in Iranian attacks, two interior ministry officers, and two army soldiers.

Syria

A missile strike by Iran hit a building in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on February 28, resulting in four deaths, according to the state news agency SANA.

Oman

Two people were killed in a drone strike on an industrial zone in Sohar province, marking the first fatalities in Oman, which has been hosting mediation talks between the U.S. and Iran. One person also died when a projectile hit a tanker off the coast of Muscat.

Saudi Arabia

Two people were killed when a projectile fell on a residential location in Al-Kharj city, southeast of Riyadh.

Bahrain

Two people were killed in two separate Iranian attacks, with the most recent hitting a residential building in the capital Manama, according to the interior ministry.

France

One French soldier was killed and six others were wounded after a drone attack in northern Iraq, where they were providing counterterrorism training.

(Compiled by Nayera Abdallah, Jonathan Allen, Jana Choukeir, Menna Alaa El Din, Maayan Lubell, Pesha Magid and Ahmed Rasheed; Editing by Christian Schmollinger, Ros Russell and Joe Bavier)