Overview
- UNESCO confirmed Golestan Palace was affected by a blast in its buffer zone, with shattered windows, damaged mirrorwork, and a call for immediate technical assessment and stabilization.
- Iranian state media reported damage to the 17th‑century Chehel Sotoun Palace in Isfahan after a nearby strike on the provincial government office, sharing video of blown doors and broken windows that has not been independently verified.
- Iran’s cultural heritage minister, Reza Salehi-Amiri, called the Golestan incident an attack on national identity and said a formal damage report will be submitted to UNESCO.
- UNESCO has shared GPS coordinates of heritage sites with parties to the conflict and reiterated protections under the 1954 Hague Convention, highlighting the limited deterrent effect in active urban warfare.
- Related damage has been reported across the region, including confirmed hits to Bauhaus-era buildings in Tel Aviv’s UNESCO-listed White City, while museums and authorities move artifacts to secure storage and temporarily close institutions.