Israeli warplanes pounded Iran's capital overnight and into Wednesday as Iran launched a small barrage of missiles at Israel with no reports of casualties. An Iranian official warned Wednesday that that any U.

Iran has not been publishing regular death tolls during the conflict, its last update, issued Monday, put the death toll at 224 people killed and 1,277 others wounded. Iran has retaliated against Israel’s airstrike campaign by launching some 400 missiles and hundreds of drones at Israel.

The Israel-Iran conflict has claimed hundreds of lives and injured thousands. This article explores the reasons behind the higher number of casualties in Iran compared to Israel.