11th March 2026 – (United Nations)The death toll among Iranian civilians has surpassed 1,300 since the onset of military strikes by the United States and Israel on February 28, according to Tehran’s ambassador to the United Nations, who accused the two nations of deliberately targeting non-military infrastructure.
Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s permanent representative to the UN, told reporters on Tuesday that 9,669 civilian sites have been destroyed or damaged in the ongoing campaign. The figure includes 7,943 residential homes, 1,617 commercial and service centres, 32 medical and pharmaceutical facilities, 65 schools and educational institutions, 13 Red Crescent buildings and multiple energy supply installations.
“They are deliberately and indiscriminately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure across my country,” Iravani said in a statement. “They show no respect for international law and no restraint in committing these crimes.”
The ambassador highlighted specific attacks, including heavy strikes on fuel storage facilities in Tehran and other cities on Saturday night, which he said released large quantities of hazardous pollutants into the atmosphere. The Iranian Red Crescent Society has warned that the resulting air pollution poses serious health risks, particularly for children, women, the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions.
Iravani argued that such actions violate international environmental obligations, including commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity.
He also drew attention to an early Saturday morning attack on Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, which he said destroyed or severely damaged several civilian aircraft and airport facilities, as well as strikes on a freshwater desalination plant on Qeshm Island in Hormozgan province, disrupting water supplies to 30 villages.
In a separate incident, the ambassador reported that Israel carried out what he termed “a deliberate terrorist attack” against the Ramada Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon, in the early hours of Sunday, killing four Iranian diplomats. “The targeted killing of diplomats on the territory of another sovereign State is a grave terrorist act, a war crime, and a flagrant violation of international law,” he said.
With the figures continuing to rise as military operations persist, Iravani issued an urgent call for international intervention. “The international community must act now to stop this bloody war against the Iranian people,” he said. “We will take all necessary measures to defend our people, our territory, and our independence.”