Reports related to deaths and injuries
On April 8, 2023, an Israeli attack on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed three Lebanese journalists: Ali Sha'ib of Al-Manar TV, Fatima Fattouh of Al-Mayadeen network, and Muhammad Fattouh, a cameraman and Fatima's brother.
On the first day of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. Army conducted strikes using tactical ballistic missiles in Lamerd, Iran, resulting in the deaths of at least 20-21 civilians when a missile struck a residential area and a sports hall.
Reuters published an article on Sunday compiling the latest statistics from the war in Iran, reporting that 3,461 people have died since the conflict began five weeks ago, including 1,551 civilians (236 of whom were children), according to HRANA. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reported at least 1,900 deaths and 20,000 injuries in Iran, while Israel has seen 19 civilian deaths from Iranian retaliatory missile strikes.
On February 27, 2026, Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Persian page on X posted a photo of Ali Khamenei with a caption referencing his death in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran, where his body has yet to be buried.
During the airstrikes on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning, multiple areas in Tehran including Masoudieh, Khosrow Parviz, Sohrevardi, Shahid Mohallati Town, Saboonchi, Shahr-e Rey, Yas Fatemi Park, Artesh Highway-Qaem Boulevard, Darabad, Pasdaran, Nobonyad, Resalat, Mehrabad, Shadabad, 17 Shahrivar, and Kolahdouz were targeted, along with locations in Qazvin, Khomein, Minab, Zanjan, Bushehr, Firuzabad, Isfahan, Khuzestan, Hamedan, Bam, Arak, Kashan, Karaj, and Hashtgerd. The attacks also reportedly caused damage to industrial and military sites in several cities and nuclear facilities in Haftkel, Khuzestan, without reported casualties.
Reza Pahlavi, the Crown Prince of Iran in exile, tweeted about the possibility of Iran's sentiment shifting from anti-American to pro-American, suggesting a potential change in the country's relationship with the United States.
IRGC General Abbas Karami was killed in Tehran.
Iranian reports indicate that nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Kiya was killed in a targeted strike in Dastak, northern Iran.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported killing two senior Hezbollah communications officers, Ayyoub Hussein Yaacoub and Yasser Mohammad Mubarak, in a strike in Beirut overnight. Additionally, Israeli air and naval forces conducted multiple strikes across Lebanon, hitting weapon depots, rocket launchers, and key buildings.
Yemen's Houthi rebels fired a second missile toward Israel within hours of the first attack, according to an Israeli security source who told CNN that both missiles were intercepted, resulting in no casualties or damage.
Vyacheslav Vidment, 52, was killed in Tel Aviv during last night's Iranian missile barrage targeting the center of Israel.
Former US President Donald Trump stated that Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei is no longer in control and is likely dead, and that his son is either dead or severely injured.
