Nearly 45,000 homes were partially damaged or destroyed in the Iranian capital during the war with the United States and Israel , with hundreds in need of demolition, a government official has said.
A fragile truce has held in the nearly six-week war which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February. The ceasefire is supposed to end on Wednesday and talks between the US and Iran are yet to make a breakthrough .
US President Donald Trump and his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have vowed to carry out further devastating attacks on Iran if a deal on its nuclear and missile programmes and the Strait of Hormuz is not reached.
Massive strikes pounded Tehran and other major cities across the country, significantly depleting military and government assets and destroying civilian infrastructure. Many residential neighbourhoods were also left in ruins.
On Sunday, Ali Nasiri, head of Tehran’s Crisis Management Organisation, (TCMO) said a total of 44,750 residential units in the capital have been damaged so far, of which about 37,468 units required only minor repairs.
These repairs include windows and doors, of which 62 percent have been completed with remaining work still underway. He said these statistics are based on information from residents who have already applied for war-damage costs to relevant authorities.
As for homes that require moderate repairs, Nasiri said TCMO identified 4,723 housing units so far. These include more extensive damages to rooms and facilities inside the houses, where the main structure of the building remains intact.
Nasiri said a total of 400 buildings, which include 1,507 housing units, require complete demolition and reconstruction in Tehran.
For those without homes, a scheme has been set up to help residents stay in hotel accommodation or rent other properties.
He said cheques will be handed out proportionally, based on the person’s pre-war conditions and location.
As well as living spaces, the official said 8,393 cars and 527 motorcycles have been evaluated and compensation requests have been filed.
A government spokesperson had previously stated that existing economic challenges in Iran constrain resources for compensations to citizens whose homes and other property were damaged in the conflict.
As per the official rate, $1 is currently valued between 550,000–700,000 Iranian rials , while the black-market rate is over 1.5 million rials.
Iranian state media has estimated the cost of nationwide reconstruction at about $270 billion, a huge figure for the economy battered by decades of US sanctions and reported corruption. The costs are expected to rise if fighting resumes.
The country of about 92 million was still reeling from a 12-day war with Israel in June 2025 when Trump and Netanyahu launched new attacks at the end of February.
Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs says 3,468 people were killed in the current war, while estimates say around a thousand people were killed last year.