Up to 3.2 million people displaced across Iran amid US-Israeli attacks: UN
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UN refugee agency says forced displacement likely to increase as US and Israel continue deadly strikes across Iran.
More than three million people have been displaced in Iran since the United States and Israel launched a war against the country late last month, the United Nations says, as concerns mount over a worsening humanitarian crisis.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Thursday that as many as 3.2 million people – representing between 600,000 and one million Iranian households – have been forcibly displaced since the war began on February 28.
“Most of them are reportedly fleeing from Tehran and other major urban areas towards the north of the country and rural areas to seek safety,” UNHCR official Ayaki Ito said in a statement.
“This figure is likely to continue rising as hostilities persist, marking a worrying escalation in humanitarian needs.”
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