Reports & Analysis

Editorial coverage, perspectives, expert analysis, and Institutional Responses on civilian harm in Iran.

October 2026
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The House is Shaking

PerspectivesGuest Note

The House is Shaking

“Whoever We Keep Alive, They Kill”: A Pediatrics Resident on Working Through the War in Iran

Zohreh Rahimi
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From the PressRepost

Experts react: Will Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast isolate Iran?

Atlantic Council experts assess the Trump administration’s new sanctions campaign against Iran, examining whether intensified economic pressure can isolate Tehran, how China and Gulf states may respond, and what the strategy could mean for the wider war.

Atlantic Council Experts14 min read
Experts react: Will Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast isolate Iran?

From the PressRepost

How Iran has staved off economic collapse despite the US-Israeli war

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has promised 'unprecedented' squeeze on Tehran. Why hasn't this worked already?

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani7 min read
How Iran has staved off economic collapse despite the US-Israeli war

From the PressRepost

The Short Life of a Newborn During the Iran War

Families across Iran are mourning loved ones killed during the war, as civilian deaths have left communities grappling with loss, grief, and the aftermath of US and Israeli attacks.

Peiman Salehi, Nick Turse18 min read
The Short Life of a Newborn During the Iran War

PerspectivesGuest Note

Numbers Have No Names

Numbers always conceal something: the life that each number represents. They can tell us how many people were killed, but they cannot tell us what world disappeared with each of them.

Zahra Sabbaghi12 min read
Numbers Have No Names

From the PressRepost

Sen. Van Hollen: Iran war is illegal and we cannot fund another dime

In an interview with RS, the senator discusses Israeli influence in the US, whether Libya was a mistake, and more

Martin Di Caro10 min read
Sen. Van Hollen: Iran war is illegal and we cannot fund another dime

From the PressRepost

'Agility vs depth': How the Mecca pact stacks up against the UAE-Israel alliance

Israel and the UAE have transactional ties based on military and intelligence sharing, but the Mecca pact has political depth

Sean Mathews8 min read
'Agility vs depth': How the Mecca pact stacks up against the UAE-Israel alliance

From the PressRepost

Why the Trump administration will have to accept a Hormuz toll

It wouldn't be unprecedented, and Gulf countries are already seeking out alternatives to the strait, which means its importance will eventually diminish

Dan DePetris6 min read
Why the Trump administration will have to accept a Hormuz toll

PerspectivesGuest Note

Political Agency Under Conditions of Distance: The Iranian Diaspora Should Take a Step Back and Learn to Be an Ally

Political solidarity cannot be built only on distance, assumptions, or the voices of those who speak on behalf of others.

Mojtaba Kashani5 min read
Political Agency Under Conditions of Distance: The Iranian Diaspora Should Take a Step Back and Learn to Be an Ally

PerspectivesGuest Note

The Dollar, Oil, and War: How the Capitalist World Order Shapes the Fate of West Asia?

Oil and the petroleum-related structures of contemporary capitalism will continue to shape the course of history in the region.

Mojtaba Poorhashemi Ardakani8 min read
The Dollar, Oil, and War: How the Capitalist World Order Shapes the Fate of West Asia?

From the PressRepost

When a President Promises a Massacre

Harkening back to colonial massacres, Trump abandons the premise of proportionality for butchery in Iran and beyond.

Nick Turse12 min read
When a President Promises a Massacre

From the PressRepost

The Pentagon Found a New Way to Undercount U.S. Casualties in Iran

U.S. troops killed or wounded since July 7 are now counted separately from casualties during the first months of the Iran war.

Nick Turse5 min read
The Pentagon Found a New Way to Undercount U.S. Casualties in Iran

From the PressRepost

How to end the ‘Hormuz war’

This opinion piece examines possible pathways to ending the confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz and argues that diplomatic solutions are needed to prevent a prolonged regional crisis.

Alan Eyre6 min read
How to end the ‘Hormuz war’

From the PressRepost

US launches ‘heavy wave’ of new attacks on Iran

A new wave of US strikes on Iran has reportedly struck a residential building and killed a couple and their two-year-old child on Qeshm Island.

By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters5 min read

StatementsRepost

MSF responds to conflict in the Middle East

Médecins Sans Frontières warned that civilians, hospitals, and essential infrastructure must be protected as the humanitarian consequences of the US–Iran war continue to deepen across the region.

Maryam Srour3 min read
MSF responds to conflict in the Middle East

From the PressRepost

Trump is playing chicken with America's oil reserves

As the US–Iran war drives up energy market risks, the Trump administration is increasingly relying on America’s emergency oil reserves, raising concerns about the long-term costs of using strategic petroleum supplies to manage wartime economic pressure.

Hekmat Aboukhater7 min read

StatementsRepost

Iran: UN experts alarmed by renewed escalation of hostilities, call for accountability

UN human rights experts have raised alarm over renewed US–Iran hostilities, calling for independent investigations into alleged violations of international law, including attacks affecting civilians and protected civilian sites.

Reem Alsalem, Morris Tidball-Binz, George Katrougalos, Ben Saul, Farida Shaheed3 min read
Iran: UN experts alarmed by renewed escalation of hostilities, call for accountability

From the PressRepost

The human cost of the 40-day Iran war

Airwars found Iranian civilians were killed or injured on every day of the 40-day war, tracking nearly 300 separate incidents of harm across the country.

Airwars17 min read
The human cost of the 40-day Iran war

Editorial

Join CoI: Volunteer Roles Open Across the Division

Civilians of Iran is expanding its documentation and analysis capacity. We are looking for volunteers across six roles, communications, technical, design, administration, international law, and journalism, who are committed to rigorous, principled reporting on the human cost of conflict on Iranian civilians.

4 min read

Editorial

Not This Time.

Civilians of Iran launched in June 2025, in the hours after the first Israeli strikes on Tehran. This post explains what we are, what we have built, and why the work is not optional.

9 min read
Not This Time.