Regime’s Authorities: Iran’s Civilian Death Toll has ‘Reached the Hundreds’
Media inside the country, citing the Islamic Republic’s Red Crescent, said the death toll had reached 787 by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, with fatalities reported in 153 cities nationwide. It remains unclear how many of those killed were civilians and how many were military personnel.
Estimates suggest that at least dozens of members of Iran’s military and security forces have been killed in Israeli and US strikes, but regime outlets have rarely reported those losses.
In an airstrike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, located next to an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military complex, almost all schoolgirls, teachers, and others present at the site were killed or injured. Local officials put the death toll at 165.
The Human Rights Activists News Agency has estimated that the number of civilian fatalities may have exceeded 700 by Tuesday.
On Sunday night, Gandhi Hospital—located near Channel 2 of the state broadcaster—was hit by a blast wave during an attack in the area. Videos circulated showing nurses attempting to rescue newborns in the neonatal ward.
According to the Red Crescent, the number of recorded strikes from the start of the war—before 10:00 a.m. on Saturday—through Tuesday noon reached 1,039. This comes as residents have limited access to safe shelters during airstrikes on military and security targets situated close to residential, medical, educational, or commercial areas
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On Monday, US President Donald Trump advised Iranians to “stay sheltered, don’t leave your home, it’s very dangerous outside,” adding that once military operations ended, they should establish the government they want
From Sunday evening through Tuesday afternoon, heavy strikes hit military and security sites, including various police stations across the capital. In some cases, this resulted in damage to private homes and the killing and injury of ordinary civilians. While state media have broadcast images of human casualties, many videos shared on social media show some residents expressing satisfaction at the destruction of state facilities.
In one video posted Tuesday afternoon, a citizen speaks after a strike on the Nazi Abad Basij base in south Tehran, saying that although his own home nearby has been severely damaged, he is pleased that the base—described as a center of repression—has been destroyed. Members of the Nazi Abad Basij base were reported to have shot at protesters, contributing to many deaths during January’s uprising. Some social media users also argue that parts of the images and videos published by IRGC- and state-affiliated outlets appear staged or manufactured.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic’s Red Crescent has published images of damage to hospitals and said at least 10 hospitals in Tehran and other cities, including Bushehr, have been affected.
The media inside Iran also published images of damage to the Golestan Palace building, reportedly caused by the blast wave from an attack on Police Station 113 near Tehran’s Grand Bazaar. The palace was built more than 600 years ago as a principal seat of rule and residence of Iran’s royal family; beyond its historic and cultural significance, it has been the site of major events in modern Iranian history, including the Constitutional Revolution.
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh was Ali Khamenei’s wife. Aside from one or two photographs from many years ago, no images of her in recent years had been published in the media. (ISNA)
Presenters on a state television program announced Monday that Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, Ali Khamenei’s wife, was killed in the Israeli strike on the residence of the former leader of the Islamic Republic. Given that much of the Khamenei family reportedly lived at the same location, it has been suggested that many of them may have been killed.
Presenters on a state television program announced that the wife of the former leader of the Islamic Republic had also been killed, March 2, 2026. (Screenshot: IRIB TV)
On Saturday, officials confirmed that Zahra Haddad Adel, Mojtaba Khamenei’s wife, had been killed. On Tuesday, some informed sources inside Iran also indicated that Mojtaba Khamenei was likely present during the Israeli strike on the “Beit-e Rahbari” (the Leader’s residence/office complex). They argued that, over the past year—following the abrupt suspension of his online and in-person seminary teaching—he had spent more time in Tehran and may therefore have been at the family residence at the time of the attack.
Over the past three days, it has also been reported that other members of the Khamenei family, including a daughter, a son-in-law, and a grandchild, have been killed. Because no statement or message has emerged from Mojtaba or from Khamenei’s other sons—some of whom reportedly lived in the regime Leader’s residence/office complex—for three days, speculation has grown that they too may have all been killed.
