{"id":4210,"date":"2026-03-14T08:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T08:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=4210"},"modified":"2026-03-14T08:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T08:28:23","slug":"the-current-cost-and-casualties-in-iran-war-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=4210","title":{"rendered":"The current cost and casualties in Iran war : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-113655\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 6000;&#10;        --source-height: 4000;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fc1%2F87607f514265b07679bfc8446568%2Fgettyimages-2263990208.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fc1%2F87607f514265b07679bfc8446568%2Fgettyimages-2263990208.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fc1%2F87607f514265b07679bfc8446568%2Fgettyimages-2263990208.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fc1%2F87607f514265b07679bfc8446568%2Fgettyimages-2263990208.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fc1%2F87607f514265b07679bfc8446568%2Fgettyimages-2263990208.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fc1%2F87607f514265b07679bfc8446568%2Fgettyimages-2263990208.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fc1%2F87607f514265b07679bfc8446568%2Fgettyimages-2263990208.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fc1%2F87607f514265b07679bfc8446568%2Fgettyimages-2263990208.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes yesterday, on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Majid Saeedi\/Getty Images Europe<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Majid Saeedi\/Getty Images Europe<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>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&#8217;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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more reporting, analysis and different views of the conflict, go to NPR&#8217;s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/1205445976\/middle-east-crisis\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Middle East conflict<\/em><\/a><em> series.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>All figures are as of March 13, 2026, unless otherwise indicated. This is a developing story and figures may change.<\/em><\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Human impact<\/h3>\n<p>Iranians killed<br \/>More than<strong> 1,200 civilians<\/strong><br \/><em>(Source:<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>Iran Health Ministry)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>People killed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/11\/nx-s1-5744981\/pentagon-iran-missile-school-hegseth\" target=\"_blank\">strike on Iranian school<\/a><br \/>At least <strong>165 civilians<\/strong><br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/irna_1313\/392308\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: Iranian state media)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Iranians injured<br \/>Over <strong>10,000<\/strong><br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HKermanpour\/status\/2030548540229873999\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: Iranian health officials)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Iranians temporarily displaced<br \/>Up to<strong> 3.2 million<\/strong><br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/news\/press-releases\/unhcr-3-2-million-iranians-temporarily-displaced-iran-conflict-intensifies\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: UNHCR)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>U.S. service members killed<br \/>At least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/09\/nx-s1-5742327\/us-israel-iran-war-new-supreme-leader\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> including<strong> 7 <\/strong>by enemy fire<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centcom.mil\/MEDIA\/PRESS-RELEASES\/Press-Release-View\/Article\/4434083\/all-crew-members-of-us-kc-135-loss-in-iraq-confirmed-deceased\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source:<\/em><\/a><em> U.S. Central Command)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Iranian hospitals impacted<br \/><strong>25 <\/strong>damaged, <strong>9 <\/strong>out of service<br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HKermanpour\/status\/2030548540229873999\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>:<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>Iranian health officials)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>People in Lebanon killed<br \/><strong>773 <\/strong>people<br \/><em>(Source:<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>Lebanon&#8217;s Health Ministry)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>People in Lebanon injured<br \/><strong>1,933 <\/strong>people<br \/><em>(Source: Lebanon&#8217;s Health Ministry)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/11\/nx-s1-5743650\/residents-of-israeli-city-on-lebanese-border-vow-to-stay-put-despite-missile-fire\" target=\"_blank\">People displaced<\/a> from Lebanon<br \/><strong>830,00 <\/strong>people<br \/><em>(Source: Lebanon&#8217;s disaster management office)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>People killed in Israel<br \/><strong>12<\/strong> civilians,<strong> 2 <\/strong>soldiers\u00a0<br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/11\/nx-s1-5744029\/us-iran-war\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>:<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>Israeli authorities)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gulf State deaths<br \/>At least<strong> 16<\/strong><br \/><em>(Source: United Arab Emirates state media, Kuwait state media, Saudi Arabia state media, Bahrain state media, Oman state media)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Percentage of Americans against the war<br \/><strong>56<\/strong><br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/11\/nx-s1-5743799\/new-poll-shows-americans-are-skeptical-of-trumps-iran-war\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: NPR\/PBS News\/Marist poll)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Financial Toll<\/h3>\n<p>U.S. spending in the first 12 days of war<br \/>About <strong>$16.5 billion<\/strong><br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/iran-war-cost-estimate-update-113-billion-day-6-165-billion-day-12\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS))<\/em><\/p>\n<p>U.S. spending in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/10\/g-s1-113167\/democrats-iran-trump\" target=\"_blank\">first 100 hours<\/a> of Operation Epic Fury<br \/>About<strong> $3.7 billion<\/strong><br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/37-billion-estimated-cost-epic-furys-first-100-hours\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: CSIS)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Infrastructure Damage<\/h3>\n<p>Targets hit by the U.S.-Israeli campaign<br \/>More than<strong> 15,000\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><em>(Source: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Iranian vessels damaged or destroyed<br \/>More than<strong> 90\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2032124369162379513\/photo\/2\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>:  U.S. Central Command)<\/em><\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ships <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/11\/nx-s1-5744029\/us-iran-war\" target=\"_blank\">struck in the region<\/a><br \/><strong>16\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukmto.org\/recent-incidents\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: UK Maritime Trade Operations)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Iranian minelayers destroyed by the U.S. <br \/>More than<strong> 30<\/strong><br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2032124369162379513\/photo\/2\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: U.S. Central Command)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Israeli strikes in central Beirut<br \/><strong>3<\/strong><br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/13\/nx-s1-5745934\/israel-launches-airstrikes-in-beirut-displacing-thousands-of-people\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: NPR reporter Hadeel Al-Shalchi in Beirut)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Oil Prices<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/12\/nx-s1-5744978\/iran-effectively-closes-strait-of-hormuz-as-u-s-israel-strikes-continue\" target=\"_blank\">Highest cost<\/a> of brent crude oil over past week<br \/><strong>$119.50<\/strong> per barrel\u00a0<br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/commodities\/oil-price\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: Business Insider&#8217;s market tracker)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Amount of oil released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) because of oil supply disruptions<br \/><strong>400 million <\/strong>barrels<br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/11\/nx-s1-5743816\/iran-war-oil-reserves-iea\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: International Energy Agency)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Of that total, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/12\/nx-s1-5745689\/iran-war-israel-us\" target=\"_blank\">amount of oil released by the U.S.<\/a> from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve<br \/><strong>172 million <\/strong>barrels<br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/united-states-release-172-million-barrels-oil-strategic-petroleum-reserve\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: U.S. Department of Energy)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/12\/nx-s1-5744978\/iran-effectively-closes-strait-of-hormuz-as-u-s-israel-strikes-continue\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage<\/a> of the world&#8217;s oil that crosses the Strait of Hormuz<br \/><strong>20<\/strong><br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=65504\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: U.S. Energy Information Administration)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Average price of gas per gallon in the U.S.<br \/><strong>$3.63, up 55 cents<\/strong> from same time last year<br \/><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?state=DC\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><em>: AAA)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/14\/nx-s1-5746623\/iran-war-cost-deaths\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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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