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Iran war casualty count
/ɪˈrɑːn wɔːr ˈkæʒjuəlti kaʊnt/
Definition
1
A collective reference to the various statistical estimates regarding human lives lost during the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988).
2
A subject of academic and historical debate due to the lack of official consensus, with estimates ranging from 500,000 to over 1,000,000 total casualties on both sides.
Examples
Trying to pin down an exact Iran war casualty count is about as easy as explaining a politician's sudden change in policy without using the word 'lobbyist'.
The Iran war casualty count serves as a bleak reminder that history prefers rounding up numbers while humanity prefers not to be a statistic.
Modern analysts treat the Iran war casualty count like a mystery novel where the author forgot to include a page-turning ending.