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As of mid-April, at least 3,468 Iranians, including 499 women, had been killed since US and Israeli strikes began, according to official Iranian government figures.<\/p>\n
This is made up of 1,460 civilians and 2,008 military personnel, state news agency IRNA reported on 26 April.<\/p>\n
But the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said that their count was higher, with 3,636 killed.<\/p>\n
In a report issued on 18 May, HRANA said their figure comprised, external<\/span><\/a> 1,701 civilians, including 307 children, 1,221 military personnel, and 714 individuals whose identity or status could not be confirmed.<\/p>\n The organisation said their documented figures should be seen as “absolute minimums”, as getting information on deaths was severely limited by difficulty accessing sites, government-imposed internet blackouts and political repression.<\/p>\n “Authorities routinely withhold information about casualties, and families may face pressure not to speak publicly about the circumstances of a death,” said Skylar Thompson, the organisation’s deputy director.<\/p>\n Iranian authorities have accused the US and Israel of hitting civilian infrastructure<\/a> in strikes across the country. Multiple investigations have found that a US missile strike on the opening day of the war hit a school in the town of Minab<\/a>, which Iranian officials say killed 168 people, including 110 children. The US military has said it is investigating the strike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n