How many people have been killed in the US/Israel-Iran war?

While it's difficult to independently verify all figures, the death toll from the war in the Middle East appears to have surpassed 4,500.

Here's a snapshot:

Iran has suffered the heaviest losses, with US-based rights group HRANA estimating 3,291 deaths - including 1,455 civilians.

In Lebanon, where Israel is carrying out strikes against Hezbollah, 1,072 people have been killed, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

According to Iraqi authorities, at least 81 people have died in Iraq, mostly members of the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Forces, PMF), which has links to Iran.

Israel has reported 18 deaths, mostly from missile attacks. The Israeli military said two soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon.

The US has lost 13 service members, including six in a refuelling aircraft crash over Iraq.

A separate incident killed seven people in Qatar when a helicopter malfunctioned during "routine duty", according to Qatar's defence ministry.

The UAE's defence ministry confirmed nine deaths, including three armed forces members and six civilians.

Kuwait has reported six deaths, including two interior ministry officers and two army soldiers.

Strikes are also reported to have killed four people in Syria, four in the West Bank, two in Bahrain, two in Oman and two in Saudi Arabia.

How some Iranians are coping with the war

There’s nothing “normal” about a war.

Some people are paying hefty prices to connect to the internet, as the government has imposed an internet outage.

From what I’m hearing from young people inside the country, they’re trying to get back to their routines before the war and go out more whenever they can.

“I’m feeling a bit better. I went to a coffee shop for the first time since the war started! But the streets were emptier than usual,” said a woman in her 20s in Tehran.

“I went out for a run in the morning. Had a nice start to my day,” said another woman in her 20s who moved from Tehran to a northern province she sees as “safer”.

Tehran has seen the heaviest strikes since the war began.

Some are trying to visit relatives and friends during the current holiday period for Persian New Year.

Another woman in her 20s who has moved out of Tehran said, “I went to see them for a day or two. Well, it was good for a change at least. But I miss Tehran so much.”

US-Iran talks still unclear

It's still not confirmed whether talks between the US and Iran are happening.A spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters - the country's main military command - spoke about a "self-proclaimed global superpower", saying "someone like us will never come to terms with someone like you".

That contradicts a statement from US President Donald Trump, who said on Tuesday that his administration was "talking to the right people" and Iran wants "to make a deal".

We haven't seen the 15-point plan which the US says it has sent to Iran, but reports suggest it includes destruction of Iranian nuclear facilities and removal of sanctions.

Strikes continue

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency says Israeli strikes killed at least six people in the south on Wednesday.

The Israel Defence Forces says Iran has launched multiple rounds of missiles at the country. It also says it carried out an "extensive" wave of strikes across Iran's research facility in the city of Isfahan on Tuesday.

Elsewhere, Iranian drones have been targeting Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Seven fighters have been killed in Iraq, according to its defence ministry.

Blocking of Strait of Hormuz

In a message posted on X, external by its mission to the UN on Tuesday, Iran said "non-hostile vessels" would be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, provided they co-ordinate with "the competent Iranian authorities".

But so far today, only one tanker has passed through, BBC Verify has found.