EARTH · VERIFIED CONFLICT RECORD

Conflict in Iran, Islamic Rep.

NOT LIVE · IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. RECORD RUNS 3 JAN 2024 30 MAY 2026

This is a verified record, not a live feed. UCDP hand-codes every event from published sources, which takes weeks — the newest event here is from 2026-05-31. For what is happening right now, LEV’s Global Incidents layer carries the machine-coded newswire at about fifteen minutes’ delay.

Between 3 Jan 2024 and 30 May 2026, researchers at Uppsala University hand-coded 213 events of organised violence in Iran, Islamic Rep. from published sources. Their best estimate is 24,957 people killed — and their own range runs 24,796–41,485, which is the honest width of what anyone actually knows.

What the record holds

DEATHS RECORDED · UCDP BEST ESTIMATE24,957

UCDP range 24,796–41,485. On 1of these events UCDP’s own bounds do not bracket its own best estimate; the range above spans everything it published rather than hiding the conflict in the figures.

EVENTS213

167 placed precisely enough to map; 46 counted but not pinned, because UCDP could place them no closer than a province.

Who was doing the killing

State-based168 events · 4,956 killed (UCDP range 4,804–4,984)A government is one of the sides — a civil war or a war between states.
One-sided45 events · 20,001 killed (UCDP range 19,992–36,501)An armed group or government kills civilians who are not fighting back.

The conflicts behind the events

Government of Iran - Civilians19,901
19,894–36,401 · 41 ev
Iran - Israel, United States of America3,544
3,528–3,554 · 56 ev
Iran - Israel1,194
1,066–1,196 · 36 ev
Iran: Government189
181–202 · 61 ev
IS - Civilians94
UCDP low and high agree · 1 ev
Pakistan: Balochistan10
10–13 · 2 ev

The deadliest single event on record

8 JAN 2026 · IRAN13,280 killed

UCDP range 13,280–27,180. UCDP's own estimate spans 13,280 to 27,180; 13,280 is its best estimate, not a certainty.

Government of Iran - Civilians · one-sided violence — an armed group or government kills civilians who are not fighting back.

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Source

Uppsala Conflict Data Program, Uppsala University — UCDP GED v26.1 + UCDP Candidate v26_0_1..v26_0_5, released under CC BY 4.0. Coverage ends 31 May 2026. UCDP records Iran, Islamic Rep. under the name “Iran”. Every figure on this page is UCDP’s, aggregated and labelled — none is modelled or estimated by LEV.