These are the casualties and cost of the war in Iran 2 weeks into the conflict

## Summary
Middle East These are the casualties and cost of the war in Iran 2 weeks into the conflict March 14, 2026 3:04 AM ET By Ava Berger An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes yesterday, on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Human impact Iranians killed More than 1,200 civilians (Source: Iran Health Ministry) People killed in strike on Iranian school At least 165 civilians ( Source : Iranian state media) Iranians injured Over 10,000 ( Source : Iranian health officials) Iranians temporarily displaced Up to 3.2 million ( Source : UNHCR) U.S. service members killed At least 13 , including 7 by enemy fire ( Source: U.S. Central Command) Iranian hospitals impacted 25 damaged, 9 out of service ( Source : Iranian health officials) People in Lebanon killed 773 people (Source: Lebanon's Health Ministry) People in Lebanon injured 1,933 people (Source: Lebanon's Health Ministry) People displaced from Lebanon 830,00 people (Source: Lebanon's disaster management office) People killed in Israel 12 civilians, 2 soldiers ( Source : Israeli authorities) Gulf State deaths At least 16 (Source: United Arab Emirates state media, Kuwait state media, Saudi Arabia state media, Bahrain state media, Oman state media) Percentage of Americans against the war 56 ( Source : NPR/PBS News/Marist poll) Financial Toll U.S. spending in the first 12 days of war About $16.5 billion ( Source : Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)) U.S. spending in the first 100 hours of Operation Epic Fury About $3.7 billion ( Source : CSIS) Infrastructure Damage Targets hit by the U.S.-Israeli campaign More than 15,000 (Source: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Central Command) Israeli strikes in central Beirut 3 ( Source : NPR reporter Hadeel Al-Shalchi in Beirut) Oil Prices Highest cost of brent crude oil over past week $119.50 per barrel ( Source : Business Insider's market tracker) Amount of oil released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) because of oil supply disruptions 400 million barrels ( Source : International Energy Agency) Of that total, amount of oil released by the U.S. from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 172 million barrels ( Source : U.S.

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Middle East
These are the casualties and cost of the war in Iran 2 weeks into the conflict
March 14, 2026
3:04 AM ET
By
Ava Berger
An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes yesterday, on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
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After two weeks of war in Iran, hundreds of people have been killed, millions more displaced and billions of dollars have been spent. The war's devastation has spilled across the region, throwing it into upheaval and leaving many questioning when the conflict will end and how much more will be lost. Experts who spoke to NPR said the numbers below only reflect information available right now, and could be far greater as more details are released, especially in terms of long-term economic impacts and civilian casualties.
For more reporting, analysis and different views of the conflict, go to NPR's
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All figures are as of March 13, 2026, unless otherwise indicated. This is a developing story and figures may change.
Human impact
Iranians killed
More than
1,200 civilians
(Source:
Iran Health Ministry)
People killed in
strike on Iranian school
At least
165 civilians
(
Source
: Iranian state media)
Iranians injured
Over
10,000
(
Source
: Iranian health officials)
Iranians temporarily displaced
Up to
3.2 million
(
Source
: UNHCR)
U.S. service members killed
At least
13
,
including
7
by enemy fire
(
Source:
U.S. Central Command)
Iranian hospitals impacted
25
damaged,
9
out of service
(
Source
:
Iranian health officials)
People in Lebanon killed
773
people
(Source:
Lebanon's Health Ministry)
People in Lebanon injured
1,933
people
(Source: Lebanon's Health Ministry)
People displaced
from Lebanon
830,00
people
(Source: Lebanon's disaster management office)
People killed in Israel
12
civilians,
2
soldiers
(
Source
:
Israeli authorities)
Gulf State deaths
At least
16
(Source: United Arab Emirates state media, Kuwait state media, Saudi Arabia state media, Bahrain state media, Oman state media)
Percentage of Americans against the war
56
(
Source
: NPR/PBS News/Marist poll)
Financial Toll
U.S. spending in the first 12 days of war
About
$16.5 billion
(
Source
: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS))
U.S. spending in the
first 100 hours
of Operation Epic Fury
About
$3.7 billion
(
Source
: CSIS)
Infrastructure Damage
Targets hit by the U.S.-Israeli campaign
More than
15,000
(Source: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine)
Iranian vessels damaged or destroyed
More than
90
(
Source
: U.S. Central Command)
Ships
struck in the region
16
(
Source
: UK Maritime Trade Operations)
Iranian minelayers destroyed by the U.S.
More than
30
(
Source
: U.S. Central Command)
Israeli strikes in central Beirut
3
(
Source
: NPR reporter Hadeel Al-Shalchi in Beirut)
Oil Prices
Highest cost
of brent crude oil over past week
$119.50
per barrel
(
Source
: Business Insider's market tracker)
Amount of oil released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) because of oil supply disruptions
400 million
barrels
(
Source
: International Energy Agency)
Of that total,
amount of oil released by the U.S.
from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
172 million
barrels
(
Source
: U.S. Department of Energy)
Percentage
of the world's oil that crosses the Strait of Hormuz
20
(
Source
: U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Average price of gas per gallon in the U.S.
$3.63, up 55 cents
from same time last year
(
Source
: AAA)
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### Implications
- The war's devastation has spilled across the region, throwing it into upheaval and leaving many questioning when the conflict will end and how much more will be lost.
- Experts who spoke to NPR said the numbers below only reflect information available right now, and could be far greater as more details are released, especially in terms of long-term economic impacts and civilian casualties.
- This is a developing story and figures may change.
- Human impact Iranians killed More than 1,200 civilians (Source: Iran Health Ministry) People killed in strike on Iranian school At least 165 civilians ( Source : Iranian state media) Iranians injured Over 10,000 ( Source : Iranian health officials) Iranians temporarily displaced Up to 3.2 million ( Source : UNHCR) U.S. service members killed At least 13 , including 7 by enemy fire ( Source: U.S.

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