In letters, Iran urges ICC, relevant intl. bodies to slam US-Israel military aggression

The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRSC) says the country has so far sent 16 letters to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other relevant bodies calling for the condemnation of the unprovoked war of aggression against the Islamic Republic by the United States and the Israeli regime, which started late last month.

Deputy IRSC Head for International and Human Rights Affairs Razieh Alishvandi said on Sunday that Iran has urged the world bodies to take necessary legal measures in condemnation of the US-Israel attacks.

She added that the IRSC sends statements and letters regarding the ongoing anti-Iran aggression to authorized international bodies, including the International Federation of the Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross, on a daily basis.

“So far, five joint statements by Iranian National Committee on Humanitarian Law and the Iranian Red Crescent Society have been issued in reaction to cases of human rights violation, including attacks on medical centers and civilians, attacks on the IRSC ambulances and also attacks on Frigate IRIS Dena,” Alishvandi said.

The US and Israel started a fresh round of unlawful military aggression on Iran on February 28, some eight months after they carried out unprovoked attacks on the country.

Iran has also carried out extensive retaliatory attacks, with missiles and drones successfully hitting targets in the Israeli-occupied territories as well as US military assets in regional countries.

Head of the IRCS Pir-Hossein Kolivand said on Sunday that a total of 81,365 civilian units, including medical centers, schools and ambulances, have been damaged in the US-Israel aerial attacks which constitutes a gross violation of international humanitarian regulations and the Geneva Convention.

He added that 61,555 homes and 19,050 commercial units in various provinces have been damaged in the attacks.

In Tehran province, he noted, the raids have affected 24,605 residential and commercial units, 275 pharmaceutical, health and emergency centers, 498 schools and 17 Red Crescent centers, and 3 helicopters.

“Attacks on these centers and equipment are not merely the destruction of buildings or vehicles, but a direct attack on the lifelines that save human lives,” Kolivand emphasized.

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