In the US-Israel war on Iran, women have paid a disproportionate price
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The strikes on Iran by the US and Israel did not only cause a geopolitical explosion – they also sparked a humanitarian crisis with intense consequences for women.
While the immediate toll of war is often measured in casualties and destroyed infrastructure, its most enduring impacts are frequently borne by women and girls. It is they whose lives – already shaped by structures of inequality – are most affected by the violence.
So far, 3.2 million Iranians have been displaced from their homes by the conflict – the majority of them women and children, says the United Nations. The large-scale displacement due to bombs and missiles is placing enormous pressure on infrastructure and services, particularly in Tehran. Over 110,000 people have crossed into neighboring countries.
In addition, around 1.65 million Afghan refugees who have been long hosted in Iran are being forced to return home. For these women, this means returning to live under an even more conservative regime in Afghanistan.
Since the escalation of hostilities in February, women and girls have been among the primary victims of violence. Airstrikes have killed and injured civilians across the country. One of the deadliest incidents – the bombing of a girls’ elementary school in Minab – claimed the lives of more than 160 children...