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Source report 2026-09-22 · checked 2026-10-05

Iran–Israel–US regional conflict

Deaths
3,375
Injured
33,806

Iran; WHO regional escalation estimate · WHO published estimate; may be revised

Reporting period: 2026-02-28 → 2026-09-14

WHO’s September situation report describes renewed hostilities in Iran after 30 August and disruption to medicines and hospital power. Its casualty table gives separate estimates for Iran, Israel and Iraq. These estimates can change and are not independently verified military or civilian-only counts.

Local reading focus

New Zealand: Pacific trade routes, imported fuel and humanitarian access; all casualty figures retain their original geographic scope.

2026 · Civilians / Children

Civilians: Unavailable

Children: Unavailable

A complete 2026 all-side total and matching civilian/child breakdown could not be verified from the checked sources. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.

Source & limitations

These country estimates do not constitute the total for every party or theatre. Injury definitions and reporting completeness vary. WHO’s 14 September table repeats an Iranian cumulative figure whose post-June updates remain incomplete; 60 additional deaths in 27 June–24 July are discussed separately and are not silently added. A report cutoff is not proof that every country series is complete through that day.

Scope / periodDeathsInjuredSource
Iran; WHO regional escalation estimate
2026-02-28 → 2026-09-14
3,37533,806Source
WHO published estimate; may be revised
Israel; WHO regional escalation estimate, separate from Gaza-war series
2026-02-28 → 2026-09-14
269,067Source
WHO published estimate; may be revised
Iraq; WHO regional escalation estimate
2026-02-28 → 2026-09-14
109300Source
WHO published estimate; may be revised

Checked 2026-10-05. Missing data is unavailable, not zero. Sources can lag behind events.