DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities released new casualty figures Monday from their ongoing military conflict with Israel and the United States, revealing that fatalities have reached at least 3,375 people.
Abbas Masjedi, who leads Iran’s Legal Medicine Organization, provided the updated death count to Iranian media outlets.
According to Masjedi’s statement to the judiciary’s Mizan news agency and other media sources on Monday, nearly all victims have been identified, with just four bodies remaining unidentified.
The forensic official’s report did not distinguish between civilian deaths and military personnel casualties, but provided demographic breakdowns showing 2,875 male victims and 496 female victims.
Among the most concerning statistics, Masjedi reported that 383 of those killed were minors aged 18 and younger.
The casualty figures have sparked uncertainty about whether military personnel are included in the count, especially considering the extensive aerial bombardments that have struck military installations and weapons facilities throughout Iran.
