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Medical research centre in Tehran attacked, says Iran's health ministry
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Iran's Pasteur Institute, a century-old medical research facility in Tehran, was attacked on Thursday morning, with Iranian health ministry characterizing it as a violation of Geneva Conventions and international health security. This represents a significant escalation in targeting of civilian infrastructure beyond military facilities, with 316 health facilities damaged or destroyed since the start of US-Israeli operations against Iran.
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Medical research centre in Tehran attacked, says Iran's health ministry
Iranian health ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour has said that the Pasteur Institute of Iran, “a century-old pillar of global health”, was targeted on Thursday morning.
Kermanpour called this a “direct assault on international health security” and a violation of Geneva Conventions, calling on international health bodies to “condemn this attack, assess damages & support reconstruction”.
The medical research centre was founded in 1920, and is one of at least 316 hospitals, healthcare and medical service facilities which have been damaged or destroyed since the start of the US-Israeli attacks against Iran, according to the Iranian Red Crescent.
The aggression against Pasteur Institute of Iran—a century-old pillar of global health & member of International Pasteur Network—is a direct assault on international health security. This violates Geneva Conventions & IHL principles. We call on @WHO @ICRC & global health bodies… pic.twitter.com/80mv8qgcnq
— حسین کرمانپور Hossein.Kermanpour (@HKermanpour) April 2, 2026
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Key Phrases
"Expansion of targeting from military to civilian medical infrastructure""Violation of Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law precedent""Cumulative damage to 316+ healthcare facilities indicates systematic campaign""International health bodies now directly implicated in conflict escalation"