How many people have been killed in the US-Israeli war on Iran?

Data from field reports, local contacts, medical sources, civil society networks
25 March 2026, 19:17 PM

Iran military says fired missiles at US aircraft carrier

The Iranian Navy's Qader cruise missiles targeted the USS Abraham Lincoln, the statement said
25 March 2026, 17:26 PM

In Iran, hope gives way to fear as conflict rages on

Nearly a month after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran began, many who hoped the regime would soon fall have been left disappointed. DW spoke to Iranians about how the regime's survival has dashed those early hopes.
25 March 2026, 16:58 PM

Iranian strikes pose ‘existential threat’, Gulf states tell UN

Iran claims 1,500 civilian deaths from U.S.-Israeli strikes
25 March 2026, 16:49 PM

Price hikes, outlook cuts: What airlines are doing as fuel costs surge

Jet fuel prices have soared from $85-$90 per barrel to $150-$200 per barrel in recent days for an industry where fuel accounts for up to a quarter of operating expenses.
25 March 2026, 15:14 PM
25 March 2026, 14:55 PM
25 March 2026, 10:41 AM

Fire at Kuwait airport after drones hit fuel tank: aviation agency

Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they have launched missiles and drones at military bases hosting US forces in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain as well as targets in Israel
25 March 2026, 10:00 AM

Pakistan leans on US and Iran ties to emerge as potential peacebroker

If talks happen, it could raise Pakistan's global ‌prominence
25 March 2026, 09:09 AM

US expected to send thousands more soldiers to Middle East, sources say

Pentagon set to send between ​3,000 and 4,000 soldiers
25 March 2026, 08:10 AM

US proposes 15-point plan as Iran opens Hormuz to 'non-hostile' oil vessels

Trump expresses cautious optimism about ending nearly a month of war
25 March 2026, 07:59 AM

War grinds on amid global push for talks

Iran and Israel traded fresh strikes yesterday as the Middle East war raged on, though a diplomatic push to bring Iran and the United States  to the negotiating table appeared to be gathering pace.
25 March 2026, 01:45 AM

With top figures dead, who is now running Iran?

Iran’s veteran supreme leader and a host of other top figures and Revolutionary Guards commanders have been killed in US-Israeli strikes but the ruling system has maintained its ability to strategise and operate in the war that began on February 28. Here is a guide to who now wields power and influence in a depleted but resilient hierarchy:
25 March 2026, 00:21 AM
24 March 2026, 16:50 PM

IRGC threaten 'heavy' missile fire on Israel in support of Lebanese, Palestinians

Iran is at war with Israel and the United States, while Israel is also battling Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.
24 March 2026, 15:54 PM

Iran energy minister downplays threat of attack

In a bombshell announcement on Monday, Trump said the US had engaged in "very good" talks to end the war, though Iran denied any dialogue had taken place
24 March 2026, 13:55 PM

Back to black: facing energy shock, Asia turns to coal

Much of Asia is heavily exposed to the energy crisis that has unfolded since the US-Israel attack on Iran began last month.
24 March 2026, 13:09 PM

USS Gerald R. Ford, world's largest aircraft carrier involved in Iran war, returns to base

The vessel, which took on food, fuel and ammunition at Souda Bay in February, reported a laundry fire on March 12 which injured two crew members.
24 March 2026, 12:32 PM

Iran sends waves of missiles into Israel, dismisses Trump's talk of negotiations as 'fake news'

The missiles triggered air raid sirens in parts of Israel, including Tel Aviv where blasts from interceptions were heard.
24 March 2026, 11:15 AM

US to continue Iran strikes, pause applies only to energy sites, Semafor reports

Earlier on Monday, Trump had postponed for five days a plan to hit Iran's energy grid. Iran later denied that it had engaged in negotiations with the United States.
24 March 2026, 11:12 AM