Tehran municipal data reveals human, financial cost of war on Iran’s capital

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Tehran’s municipal government has released figures outlining the human and economic damage inflicted by US-Israeli attacks on the Iranian capital.

A city spokesperson told Iran’s ISNA news agency that there were at least 650 impact incidents.

At least 1,260 people were killed in Tehran and more than 2,800 injured, the official said.

Some 51,000 residential housing units were damaged.

The attacks left 10,733 cars and 754 motorcycles damaged, of which almost 150 were taxis.

 People walk among buildings destroyed in a joint attack by Israel and the United States on April 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. — Reuters/File
People walk among buildings destroyed in a joint attack by Israel and the United States on April 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. — Reuters/File

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