Iran puts war death toll at over 3,400: official

DW – Iran puts war death toll at over 3,400: official

Iran said more than 3,400 people had been killed since the war with the United States and Israel began on February 28.

ISNA news agency cited Ahmad Mousavi, the head of the state-run Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, as saying that 3,468 “martyrs… fell during the recent conflict.”

Although DW is unable to verify the figure, it chimes with recent tolls from an Iranian medical association and the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

HRANA said on April 7 that at least 3,636 people had been killed, including 1,701 civilians.

The agency said at least 254 children were among the dead.