Reports related to deaths and injuries
On April 4, 2025, Iraq closed the South Zurbatiyah border crossing in southwestern Iran after airstrikes on the border area killed an Iraqi traveler and injured two Iranian workers. The attack also damaged the Shalamcheh commercial border terminal in Khorramshahr.
Iran has refused to meet with U.S. officials in Islamabad for indirect negotiations, citing America's demands as unacceptable, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Friday. This decision stalls ongoing mediation efforts initiated by Pakistan to facilitate dialogue between the two countries.
Alireza Jafari, an 11-year-old boy, has been identified as a child soldier killed while serving at an IRGC checkpoint in Tehran, according to Hengaw, a Norway-based human rights organization. He is reported to be the first Iranian child soldier killed since the escalation of the Middle East conflict, with the Teachers’ Basij organization confirming his death while on duty.
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar welcomed the extradition of Ali Zaki Ha'Jalil, a Venezuelan citizen of Lebanese origin accused of the 1994 bombing that killed 21 people, including 12 Jewish passengers, from Venezuela to Panama. Sa'ar also urged Panama to designate Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as "terrorist" groups.
A UAV strike in Shaft, Gilan Province, targeted IRGC commander Sardar Azizi, an associate of Qasem Soleimani; Azizi survived with a leg amputation, while two family members were killed.
Hassan Hasanzadeh, commander of the IRGC’s Mohammad Rasul-Allah Corps responsible for security around Tehran, was killed in an Israeli airstrike today, according to Iranian reports. The Corps is tasked with protecting central government centers and suppressing unrest.
Majid Mousavi, the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, posted on X that Iran continues to disrupt American radar networks, logistics, and casualty assessment in the region, claiming American forces are withdrawing due to Iran's intelligence advantage and military strikes. He also stated that destroyed AWACS aircraft, tankers, and hangars confirm this, with more targets to be attacked soon.
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.
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.
U.S. Central Command announced that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' claim of targeting "hideouts" of America in Dubai, resulting in more than 500 casualties, is false; CENTCOM stated no American forces were attacked and there were no casualties.
