Israel and the US are intentionally targeting medical facilities in Iran. This has become clear and is no surprise after what Israel has done in Gaza and Lebanon:
1) The WHO has verified over 20 attacks on healthcare facilities in Iran since March 1, resulting in at least nine deaths, including a health worker and a Red Crescent member.
2) On April 3, U.S.-Israeli strikes hit the Pasteur Institute of Iran: the oldest and most prestigious public health and research center in the Middle East. It produces vaccines for tetanus, hepatitis B, measles, and supports Iran's national immunization program.
3) A Red Crescent relief warehouse in Bushehr province was drone-struck, destroying emergency vehicles and relief containers.
4) Tofigh Daru, one of Iran's largest pharmaceutical companies (producing cancer, cardiovascular, and immunology drugs), was hit on March 31.
5) A newly built psychiatric hospital in Tehran was significantly damaged on March 29, with roughly 30 patients inside at the time.
6) Ali Hospital in Khuzestan province was struck on March 21 and forced to evacuate and cease services.
Gandhi Hospital in Tehran was damaged on March 2 during a strike on a nearby communications tower.
This is, of course, a war crime of the worst magnitude.
International humanitarian law explicitly prohibits attacks on healthcare facilities, staff, and medical transport. But this has become the new international norm.
