Overview
- UNESCO verification covers impacts at Isfahan’s Chehel Sotoun Palace following March 9 strikes that hit near the governor’s office by Naqsh-e Jahan Square.
- Additional damage in Isfahan includes Masjed-e Jame and Ali Qapu Palace, with reported cracked frescoes, shattered windows, and dislodged tilework.
- UNESCO also confirms Golestan Palace in Tehran was harmed after a March 2 strike near Arg Square, with broken mirrored ceilings, archways, and windows.
- The agency reports shockwave damage to buildings near the Khorramabad Valley World Heritage buffer zone, while separate reports cite strikes within the Falak-ol-Aflak Citadel that injured staff and affected museums.
- UNESCO says it shared precise site coordinates with parties to the conflict and is monitoring protection efforts, as Blue Shield groups invoke the 1954 Hague Convention and warn of potential war-crime implications.