UN says 3.2 million people now displaced in Iran as a result of US-Israeli war

UN says 3. 2 million people now displaced in Iran as a result of US-Israeli war Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 11:15 Humanitarian needs look set to increase as the war continues, jeopardising millions of already vulnerable refugees Arafat Jamal (L), representative of the UNHCR in Afghanistan, speaks with Afghan nationals upon their arrival from Iran amid the Middle East war, 10 March 2026 (Mohsen Karimi/AFP) Off The number of people displaced within Iran since the start of the US and Israel’s war on the country has reached 3. 2 million, according to the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR.