Islamophobic Incidents on the Rise Following US War with Iran

Islamophobic rhetoric hate speech targeting Arabs and Muslims experienced a significant surge in the US following the beginnings of the US-Israeli war on Iran according to a report by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate. Between February 28 and March 5, 2026, over 25,000 Islamophobic posts were recorded on X rising from roughly 2,000 per day to over 6,000 upon the start of the war.