{"id":724,"date":"2026-05-18T11:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=724"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:41:37","slug":"iran-to-sue-us-and-israel-over-attacks-on-cultural-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=724","title":{"rendered":"Iran to sue US and Israel over attacks on cultural sites"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 149 historical landmarks and museums have been damaged in the strikes, Tehran has said<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tehran will take the US and Israel to court over attacks on Iranian cultural sites, the Islamic Republic\u2019s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, has said.<\/p>\n

A fragile ceasefire, which was established between the sides in early April after a month of intense hostilities initiated by the Americans and the Israelis, currently holds. However, there has been no progress in indirect peace talks, with both Washington and Tehran rejecting each other\u2019s demands as unacceptable.<\/p>\n

Gharibabadi wrote in a post on X on Sunday that at least 149 historical landmarks and museums in 20 Iranian provinces, including five UNESCO-registered sites, have been damaged by the US and Israeli bombardment.<\/p>\n

The authorities in Tehran \u201cwill register, document, and pursue this assault on its cultural heritage within the framework of international responsibility; for it will allow no power to sacrifice the history of the great Iranian nation to its military and political objectives of today,\u201d<\/em> he wrote.<\/p>\n

Cultural sites must be protected during conflicts in line with the 1954 Hague Convention and the fundamental rules of humanitarian law, the diplomat added.
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\u201cIran\u2019s cultural heritage is not merely a national asset of the Iranian people; it is part of humanity\u2019s shared memory,\u201d<\/em> Gharibabadi said.<\/p>\n

The Persian civilization, centered in modern-day Iran, is one of the world\u2019s most historically influential and oldest cultures, stemming from the Achaemenid Empire founded in 550 BC.<\/p>\n

The attacks on historic landmarks by Washington and West Jerusalem constitute \u201ca clear manifestation of the lawless behavior of the American regime and the Zionist regime,\u201d<\/em> the deputy minister insisted.<\/p>\n

The Iranian Ministry of Culture previously estimated that repairing the heritage sites damaged during the conflict would cost some 70 trillion rials (nearly $39 million).<\/p>\n

In early April, US President Donald Trump warned that Iran\u2019s \u201cwhole civilization will die\u201d<\/em> if it fails to accept American demands and faced instant international backlash, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres saying that he was \u201cdeeply troubled\u201d<\/em> by the statement and Pope Leo XIV calling it \u201ctruly unacceptable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Trump reiterated his threat on Sunday, saying that \u201cthere won\u2019t be anything left\u201d<\/em> of the country if it doesn\u2019t make swift concessions. The Iranian Defense Ministry replied by saying that it\u2019s \u201cfully prepared\u201d<\/em> to repel a possible new American and Israeli attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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