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Iran’s Civilian and Cultural Landmarks Bear Brunt of Assaults

Reports from Iran’s Health Ministry have confirmed that a recent attack severely impacted the Pasteur Institute of Iran, a historic medical research facility dating back over a century. This incident marks yet another assault on Iran’s critical infrastructure and cultural heritage sites, which Tehran describes as a “systematic and unlawful pattern of aggression.”
According to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, the cumulative effect of US-Israeli strikes has resulted in extensive damage to over 113,000 civilian sites, encompassing 90,063 residential properties, 21,059 commercial establishments, and 760 educational institutions.
Iran’s cultural heritage has also suffered significantly, with 56 museums and historical landmarks falling victim to the attacks, as per the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Notably, the Chehel Sotoun Palace in Isfahan, a 17th-century architectural marvel, and the Masjed-e Jame, Iran’s oldest Friday mosque, have both sustained damage.
Iran’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Reza Salehi Amiri, has characterized these assaults as a “premeditated and deliberate attack” on Iran’s national identity, devoid of any legal justification. Amiri further lamented the erosion of moral and legal norms governing conflicts, stating, “We are witnessing a complete breakdown of the rules that once governed the conduct of war.”

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