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Deputy FM raps targeting Iran’s ancient sites as attack on civilizational identity
“Attacks against museums and historical sites constitute an assault on part of Iran’s civilizational identity and on cultural property protected under international law,” Gharibabadi wrote on his X account on Sunday, IRNA reported.
“Damage to dozens of historical and cultural sites during the US-Israeli attacks shows that the scope of this aggression has extended to cultural heritage as well,” he added.
“This situation is a clear manifestation of the systematic violation of international law in its various dimensions by the US and the Israeli regimes,” he noted.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi thanked UNESCO for its prompt and responsible reaction to the bombing of Tehran’s Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
He expressed that, “UNESCO will maintain firm and principled stance against further attacks on cultural heritage,” including “historic monuments in Isfahan as site protection is international concern.”
In the US-Israeli attacks against Iran, the aggressors have been bombing different parts of Tehran and other cities, which has resulted in damages to various Iranian historical sites, including Golestan Palace.
Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has declared that at least 56 museums, historic buildings and cultural sites across the country were damaged following US-Israeli military attacks, describing the move as a crime against Iran’s historical identity and humanity’s shared heritage.