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The war on Iran began on February 28 with a strike on an elementary girls’ school, Shajareh Tayyebeh, in the city of Minab in southern Iran. At least 170 people, most of them girls aged between seven ...
News Iran » Golestan » Culture: HistoriCity: Destruction of culture is a war crime
The targeting of cultural monuments during armed conflict is not merely condemned by international norms, it constitutes a war crime.
News Iran » Golestan » Culture: When war comes for Iran’s cultural heritage
An archaeologist examines the cultural obliteration Iran has incurred as a result of strikes in the US-Israel-Iran conflict. How can such damage be compensated and which global organisations can the ...
News Iran » Golestan » Culture: US, Israel wreak further damage on Iran’s cultural heritage
The willful destruction of UNESCO World Heritage sites is a repudiation not only of international law but also of human civilization itself.
News Iran » Golestan » Culture: Sepideh Farsi, filmmaker: 'We are witnessing the destruction of Iranian heritage, culture and environment'
OP-ED. The Iranian director shares her anguish over the consequences of American airstrikes on her country. Beyond the loss of life and material devastation, she reflects on the wonders of Iranian ...
News Iran » Golestan » Culture: The Iran war’s toll on Persian cultural heritage
The United States should make every effort to assure Iranians that it is not deliberately targeting their country’s national monuments.
News Iran » Golestan » Culture: ‘Permanent scar’: Iran minister on US-Israeli attacks on monuments
Iran’s cultural heritage minister tells Al Jazeera damage to 56 sites is a ‘deliberate war’ on the country’s identity.
News Iran » Golestan » Culture: Sharing ancient roots and distrust of the US, many in China are suddenly really into Iran
While US and Israeli fire threatened some of Iran’s most cherished cultural relics, scores of Persian artefacts were safe and sound, 5,000 kilometers away in northern China, under the watchful eye of ...
News Iran » Golestan » Culture: Minister reveals legal, restoration efforts to protect cultural heritage
Following extensive damage to some of Iran’s most important cultural heritage sites, including the UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace, Tehran has intensified its diplomatic, legal, and cultural response, ...
News Iran » Golestan » Culture: Iran’s ‘Versailles’ hit: 140 historical sites damaged in US and Israeli airstrikes
The attacks have roiled the art world as several historical sites, museums and cultural landmarks have taken a hit. Sajjad Asghari, secretary of the Committee for the Follow-up of the Protection of ...
News Iran » Golestan » Culture: Failure to condemn attacks on Iran’s heritage makes the world complicit, Italian archaeologist warns
The recent U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran, which began on February 28, have triggered widespread concern over the safety of the country’s historical and cultural heritage. Reports indicate ...
News Iran » Golestan » Culture: Iran's cultural heritage sites are being damaged by American and Israeli strikes
ISTANBUL — There's an old Persian phrase about a particular place in the city of Isfahan — the famed Naqsh-e Jahan Square. "The sort of nickname for it is nesf-e-jahān, which means 'half the world.' ...