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Day 5 · The US-Israel-Iran war

4 March 2026

16 events recorded (2 confirmed), and 0 statements counted apart.

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4 March 2026 in brief

An 11-year-old girl was killed by falling shrapnel in Kuwait, its health ministry said, and HRANA recorded 31 civilians killed in Iran in 117 attacks across 23 provinces. [1][2] Iran's health ministry put the toll in Iran at 926 killed and 6,186 injured, and Hengaw reported at least 2,400 killed, 310 of them civilians. [1][2][3][4] A US submarine sank the Iranian frigate Dena off Sri Lanka, and Sri Lankan officials said at least 80 sailors were killed. [1] The IRGC said it fired 230 drones at facilities hosting US troops in Iraq and Kuwait, and Turkey said NATO defences destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Iran toward its airspace. [1][2] Freightos reported that Shanghai to Jebel Ali container rates more than doubled after the Strait of Hormuz closed, and a projectile hit the Ras Tanura refinery again, two sources told Reuters. [1][2]

Written from the records it cites; every figure appears in a cited record.

Places in this day's records

Places in this day's records: Tehran, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Baghdad, Eastern Mediterranean, Eilat, Indian Ocean, Iran, Kuwait City and 4 more; 3 events not on the map. Tehran: 2 recordsAli Al Salem Air Base: 1 recordBaghdad: 1 recordEastern Mediterranean: 1 recordEastern MediterraneanEilat: 1 recordIndian Ocean: 1 recordIndian OceanIran: 1 recordIranKuwait City: 1 record

12 places · 3 events not on the map

Tehran · Ali Al Salem Air Base · Baghdad · Eastern Mediterranean · Eilat · Indian Ocean · Iran · Kuwait City · 4 more

New count

at least

2,400

killed, Iran

Hengaw Organization for Human Rights · independent count
as of 4 Mar · 6 other counts this day

Market

$81.56

Brent crude, per barrel

+15% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
4 Mar · US Energy Information Administration