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Iran’s Civilian and Cultural Heritage Sites Bear Brunt of Unrelenting Assaults

Reports from the Iranian Health Ministry confirm that a recent attack severely impacted the Pasteur Institute of Iran, a historic medical research facility dating back to the early 20th century. This incident marks the latest in a series of targeted strikes against Iran’s civilian infrastructure and cultural heritage sites, which Tehran describes as a “systematic and unlawful pattern of aggression”.

According to data compiled by the Iranian Red Crescent Society, the conflict has resulted in significant damage to at least 113,000 civilian sites, encompassing 90,063 residential properties, 21,059 commercial establishments, and 760 educational institutions.

Iran’s cultural heritage has also suffered, with 56 museums and historical landmarks falling victim to the attacks, as per the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Notable sites among the damaged include the 17th-century Chehel Sotoun Palace in Isfahan and the Masjed-e Jame, Iran’s oldest congregational mosque.

Iran’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Reza Salehi Amiri, has denounced these assaults as a “premeditated and calculated attack” on Iranian identity, lacking any legitimate basis. Amiri further lamented the collapse of moral and legal norms governing conflicts.

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