More than 3,400 Iranians killed in war – as it happened

The Guardian – More than 3,400 Iranians killed in war – as it happened

The war with the US and Israel has killed more than 3,400 people in the Islamic republic, so far, according to Iran’s state-run Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs.

Foundation head Ahmad Mousavi was quoted by the ISNA news agency on Saturday saying that 3,468 “martyrs … fell during the recent conflict”.

A previous toll from the head of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization issued on 12 April said 3,375 people in Iran had been killed in the war.

The US-based Human Rights Activists news agency (HRANA) said on 7 April that at least 3,636 people had been killed, including 1,701 civilians – among them at least 254 children.