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Re:In Tehran by margalabargala on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @01:28PM (#46889603)
Iranian Ministry of Health officials have put the number at ~30k. So I would take that as a likely lower bound.

https://archive.ph/2026.01.25-142822/https://time.com/735763...

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Re:In Tehran by epsters on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @02:13PM (#46890272)
>Iranian Ministry of Health officials have put the number at ~30k.

Iran official figures put it around ~3k actually.

https://x.com/araghchi/status/2014688298472460563

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Re:In Tehran by margalabargala on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @02:41PM (#46890608)
That was 4 days before the link I posted.

That said it's been pointed out to me that my link is statements by anonymous government officials, which is not the same thing as "official Iranian government numbers".

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Re:In Tehran by culi on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @01:35PM (#46889719)
The article contradicts what you said. It cites "two [unnamed] senior officials" and then goes on to say:

> The 30,000 figure is also far beyond tallies being compiled by activists methodically assigning names to the dead.

The official government estimate is still 3,117 btw.

The truth is we'll likely never know for sure the real number and any outlet reporting anything else without qualifications is being dishonest.

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Re:In Tehran by aprilthird2021 on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @01:32PM (#46889691)
This is not an official count. It's some officials speaking through anonymity with their own personal estimates
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Re:In Tehran by epsters on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @02:26PM (#46890417)
*purported officials

I am very skeptical tbh seeing all this unfold. The propaganda push from media over this is off the charts on this.

A counter-perspective on these figures and their sources :

https://x.com/TheGrayzoneNews/status/2017089536686211440#m https://xcancel.com/TheGrayzoneNews/status/20170895366862114...

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Re:In Tehran by r721 on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @05:46PM (#46892969)
The Grayzone is also a propaganda outlet, for the other side: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grayzone
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