Multiple attacks on health have been reported in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in recent days amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The Pasteur Institute in Iran sustained significant damage and was rendered unable to continue delivering health services. The Institute

Renowned Iranian composer, Ali Ghamsari and tar virtuoso, announced he will stay at the Damavand Combined Cycle Power Plant. His plan: Create music there as a symbolic effort to shield Iran's infrastructure from attack.

BREAKING: Iran is organizing nationwide human chains of youth, athletes, and artists at every power plant in the country at 2 PM Tehran time tomorrow, per Iran's Ministry of Sports and Youth. The campaign is named "Human Chain of Iranian Youth for a Bright Future." Its slogan:

Rabbi Younes Hammami Lalezar, leader of Iran's Jewish community, stands before the ruins of a synagogue in central Tehran destroyed by US-Israeli bombing.

Members of the Iranian Jewish community inspect what is left of their synagogue in Tehran after Israel bombed it. On Passover...

An active member of Jewish community in Iran after her synagogue in Tehran was damaged in Israel/US attack asked why she doesn’t leave her country in an interview with Sadra: “We have been in Iran for more than 2500 years. We/Jews of Iran, along with many of our fellow

Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi calls on filmmakers to speak out against escalation of Iran War: "Attacking a country’s infrastructure is a war crime." "I call on artists and filmmakers everywhere in the world to be a voice in these critical days and hours, in any way possible, to

Even wars have rules. The Geneva Conventions protect civilians in conflict and help ensure assistance reaches those in need, without discrimination. ohchr.org/en/instruments…

📷 In Tehran, the Jewish community gathered to pray for peace for their country, Iran. At a time of rising tensions, their voices carried an ancient message: “Guardian of one nation, Guardian of the remnant of one people. let not the one nation be lost. Hear, O Israel: the

🇮🇷 Iran is home to one of the largest Jewish populations in the Middle East outside Israel. This rarely makes headlines. In cities like Tehran and Isfahan, Jewish communities that have lived in Persia for over 2,700 years continue to pray for peace for their country. They have

"There is no military objective that justifies the wholesale destruction of a society's infrastructure or the deliberate infliction of suffering on civilian populations." From today's noon briefing on the Middle East conflict:

There is no military objective that justifies the wholesale destruction of a society's infrastructure or the deliberate infliction of suffering on civilian populations.

Hamidreza Afrideh, a composer and kamancheh player, sits on the ruins of his music school and says: "I wanted the last sound that remains here to be music, not bombs and missiles."

An Israeli airstrike hit here in Lebanon. This is what remains. Homes destroyed. Lives shattered. Civilians are not a target. They must be protected.

🇱🇧 Lebanon has declared tomorrow a national day of mourning for the 254 victims killed in today’s horrific attacks across the country. May they rest in peace. 💔

I unequivocally condemn the massive strikes by Israel across Lebanon on 8 April that resulted in hundreds of civilians being killed & injured, including children. With the announcement of the ceasefire between Iran & the USA, the ongoing military activity in Lebanon poses a

A legal perspective for the record: - The Iran war is a war in violation of international law. Historically it is called Bellum iniustum or “unjust war”… - A naval blockade is an act of war in international law and “an act of aggression” in accordance with United Nations

"In Baghdad, every corner is like a thousand-year-old story waiting to be told." 🇮🇶 Agatha Christie enjoying tea on the balcony of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq, Baghdad, 1950s

A new analysis published by UN Women today shows that more than 38,000 women and girls were killed in #Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025. That is an average of at least 47 women and girls killed per day. buff.ly/kjtRyjP