The incessant layer after layer of U.S. and Israeli bombing, devastating whatever it could, to ostensibly signify victory in the war against Iran, has brought a horrific toll. At least 2,076 people have been killed by U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran since Feb. 28, Iran’s Health Ministry stated, reported Al Jazeera on April 7. Over 26,500 Iranians have been injured, including at least 4,000 women and 1,621 children.
Twenty-eight people died in the Gulf states, and as well, at least 26 died in Israel, and 13 U.S. soldiers died, according to reports.
According to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, reporting April 3, U.S. and Israeli strikes since Feb. 28, 2026, have damaged or destroyed more than 100,000 civilian structures across Iran.
This includes: Tens of thousands of homes (reports range from at least 83,000-90,000 residential units, nearly half of them in Tehran alone); more than 20,000 commercial properties; around 600-760 schools and educational centers; and nearly 300 health centers, hospitals, and medical facilities.
One humanitarian group reported: “These figures come directly from Iran’s humanitarian organizations on the ground, which [are] working tirelessly to rescue survivors and provide aid amid ongoing attacks. Families are losing their homes, children their schools, and communities their hospitals and basic services. This level of destruction to civilian life raises serious questions under international law.”
It appears that at least 15 mosques and Muslim religious schools have been destroyed, but the number could be three times as high. For example, UNESCO verified that the 17th-century Masjed-e Jāmé in Isfahan, one of Iran’s oldest, was damaged. As well, verified imagery showed the destruction of parts of the Grand Hosseiniyeh in Zanjan due to U.S.-Israeli strikes in early April 2026.
An Israeli airstrike completely destroyed the Rafi-Nia Synagogue in Tehran, Iran’s Shargh newspaper reported on April 7. In a video published on Telegram by Iran’s official IRIB News outlet, Homayoun Sameh, a Jewish representative in the country’s Islamic Consultative Assembly, said “the Zionist regime showed no mercy to this community during the Jewish holidays and targeted one of our ancient and holy synagogues.”
A Sydney, Australia-based website called Russia Unofficial reported: “On April 1, two strikes were conducted near the Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church in Tehran. Main building, almshouse and several technical facilities were damaged.”
According to Al Jazeera, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts reported on March 17, that at least 56 museums, historical monuments and cultural sites in Iran had been damaged in the course of the war, and, of course, historic sites were damaged after that. UNESCO confirmed that it has verified damage to the lavish Qajar-era Golestan Palace in Tehran as well as the 17th-century Chehel Sotoun palace in Isfahan.
