Iran complains over Israel’s deliberate attacks on health sector

TABNAK, Jun. 30 -Iran’s ambassador to the U.N. condemned Israel’s deliberate attacks on Iranian medical personnel and healthcare facilities in violation of international law.

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Date: 30 June 2025 - 09:13

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Sa’eed Iravani, has condemned Israel’s deliberate attacks on Iranian medical personnel in a formal complaint submitted to the U.N.

In his letter addressed on Sunday to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres and the president of the Security Council, Iravani said the Israeli regime intentionally targeted Iranian medical staff and healthcare facilities during the recent war of aggression in blatant violation of international law, particularly international humanitarian law.

He stated that Israel’s “brutal and relentless military aggression” resulted in numerous civilian casualties and extensive damage to non-military infrastructure across Iran.

Iravani further emphasized that Israel’s actions constituted flagrant violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, as well as other relevant treaties, by systematically attacking medical personnel and healthcare centers, causing significant loss of life and widespread destruction, according to IRNA.

Israel initiated the aggression on June 13, just three days before scheduled talks between Iran and the United States concerning Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program.

The United States entered the war on June 22, launching airstrikes on three of Iran’s nuclear sites: Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces carried out powerful retaliatory strikes, targeting key positions across Israeli-occupied territories and inflicting heavy damage. A ceasefire was announced on June 24.