Claimed by UN OCHA Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher (International)
UN OCHA reported 847 confirmed civilian deaths in Iran from U.S. and Israeli strikes between March 17-31, with an additional 2,300 wounded, based on data from Iranian health authorities and NGO partners.
Filed 4/1/2026
Partial
Neutral analysis
Civilian casualty figures in active conflict zones are inherently contested; the OCHA estimate and Airwars verification together suggest hundreds of civilian deaths, with the exact figure requiring post-conflict investigation.
Verification notes
OCHA relies partially on Iranian government health ministry data, which may be subject to political pressures in both directions. Airwars independently documented at least 412 civilian deaths through open-source verification. The true figure likely falls between these estimates.