Up to 3.2 million people displaced in Iran by war - UNHCR

Up to 3.2 million people have been temporarily displaced inside Iran as the conflict intensifies, the UNHCR said.

Preliminary assessments show between 600,000 and 1 million Iranian households have left their homes, many fleeing Tehran and other major cities for northern and rural areas.

The agency said the number could rise as hostilities continue and warned that refugee families in Iran, many from Afghanistan, were also increasingly vulnerable.