More than 1,900 dead in Iran since start of US-Israel strikes, IFRC says

Iranian Red Crescent continues providing aid across the country

Emergency responders inspect the site of a residential building damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, Mar 27, 2026.

More than 1,900 people have been killed and at least 20,000 injured in Iran since the start of US and Israeli attacks, said Maria Martinez of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Friday, citing figures provided by the Iranian Red Crescent.

Martinez said the Iranian Red Crescent continues to serve as the only nationwide humanitarian organisation operating across the country amidst the escalating conflict.