Tehran offers minimal compensation for damage caused by Israeli strikes

No government official has commented on compensation plans for residents outside of Tehran, Iran International reported.

Tehran's mayor proposed paying a maximum of 80 million Iranian Rials (approximately $88) per square meter for the repair of homes damaged by Israeli strikes on Tehran in June, anti-regime UK-based outlet Iran International reported on Wednesday.

Alireza Zakani proposed this compensation for repairs "so that people can return to normal life as quickly as possible," Iran International reported.

Local real estate data cited by the anti-regime outlet indicates that the average price per square meter of housing in Tehran is roughly $1,000, making Zakani's proposed compensation less than one-tenth of what would be needed to rebuild homes at the market rate.

Iran's Ministry of Roads and Urban Development claimed that approximately 3,500 housing units in Tehran were damaged by Israeli strikes during Operation Rising Lion, Iran International noted.

No government official has commented on compensation plans for residents outside of Tehran, the report added.

Did Iran pay more compensation to Hezbollah than Tehran's mayor proposed paying their own residents?

In comparison, Hezbollah's Secretary-General Naim Qassem said in December that Iran paid between $12,000 to $14,000 to each Lebanese family whose home was destroyed in Israeli strikes on southern Beirut in 2024, the report noted.

Qassem thanked Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the people, and the "blessed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps" for providing this compensation.

This compensation led to $50 million being disbursed to 233,500 registered displaced families in Lebanon, Iran International noted, with Qassem clarifying these payments were "in addition to Iran's broader military and financial support for Hezbollah," the report added.

However, Iran International cited an Asharq Al-Awsat report that stated that Hezbollah has paused compensation payments in their stronghold of Dahiyeh, south Beirut, due to funding shortages.