Up to 3.2 million people displaced inside Iran by conflict, UN says


People attend a funeral ceremony for the Iranian military commanders who were killed in strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

GENEVA, ⁠March 12 (Reuters) - The ⁠U.N. refugee ‌agency said on Thursday that up to ​3.2 million ⁠people have ⁠been displaced inside ⁠Iran since ‌the conflict ⁠began on February 28.

"This ​figure ‌is likely to ⁠continue ​rising as hostilities persist, ⁠marking a worrying ​escalation in humanitarian needs," UNHCR said ⁠in a statement, citing preliminary assessments based ​on ⁠the number of ​uprooted ‌households.

(Reporting by Emma ​FargeEditing by Madeline Chambers)

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