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TEHRAN: The death toll in Iran has crossed 1,200 as the conflict involving the United States and Israel continues to spread across the Middle East, drawing several countries into the escalating war.
More than 1,300 people have been killed across different countries since strikes on Iran began on February 28, according to figures released by governments and officials as of March 5, marking the sixth day of the conflict.
The war expanded after joint strikes by US and Israeli forces targeted locations inside Iran, triggering retaliatory missile and drone attacks by Tehran and widening the confrontation across the region.
Several Gulf states hosting US military bases, along with Lebanon, have been pulled into the fighting as Iranian missiles and drones targeted multiple locations linked to the conflict. The rising casualties reflect the growing human cost as tensions continue to intensify.
Iran has reported the highest number of casualties so far. According to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, at least 1,230 people have been killed in the country since the attacks began. Among those killed were 175 schoolgirls and staff members who died when a missile struck a primary school in Minab in southern Iran on the first day of the war.
It remains unclear whether the overall death toll includes members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Iranian authorities have been releasing daily casualty figures since the start of the military campaign. The latest figure was reported on Thursday by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, citing the Foundation of Martyrs and Veteran Affairs.
Israel has also reported civilian casualties from Iranian strikes. According to Israel’s emergency medical service Magen David Adom, at least 10 civilians have been killed so far. Nine of them died in an Iranian missile attack on the town of Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem on March 1. The Israel Defense Forces have not reported any military casualties.
In neighbouring Lebanon, the health ministry said 77 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since the conflict intensified. The country has increasingly been drawn into the confrontation as tensions between Israel and Iran-backed groups escalate.
Several Gulf countries have also reported fatalities linked to the widening conflict. In Bahrain, one person was killed after a fire broke out in Salman Industrial City following the interception of a missile, according to the interior ministry. Kuwait reported three deaths in Iranian attacks, including two soldiers, according to the country’s health and foreign ministries.
The United Arab Emirates also confirmed three deaths, according to the defence ministry. In Oman, one person was killed when a projectile struck the Marshall Islands-flagged product tanker MKD VYOM off the coast of Muscat, highlighting how the conflict is affecting maritime routes and regional security. The United States military has also reported casualties during the conflict. According to US Central Command, six American service members were killed in a strike on a military facility in Kuwait.
The conflict has also spread into neighbouring countries. In Syria, four people were killed when an Iranian missile hit a building in the southern city of Sweida, according to the state news agency SANA. In Iraq, health authorities reported at least 13 deaths, including 11 militiamen, one army soldier and one civilian, based on official health registration data.
The rising casualty figures underline the growing danger that the confrontation could escalate into a full-scale regional war. With multiple countries already affected and attacks spreading across borders, analysts warn that the humanitarian toll could rise significantly if the fighting continues.
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