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Golestan Palace, Tehran and UNESCO

Iran’s Unesco-listed Golestan Palace damaged as US and Israel ramp up air war

Shockwaves from strikes on Tehran shatter glass and mirrors in the historic Golestan Palace, prompting reaction from the UN

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Tehran’s Unesco-listed Golestan Palace reportedly damaged by US-Israeli strikes

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Inside the Golestan Palace, Unesco heritage site in Tehran, damaged by US-Israel strikes

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UK PM Starmer giving update on Middle East war as new air strikes reported across region

By Yi Ma and Ghoncheh Habibiazad A new image showing a large plume of black smoke rising in eastern Tehran after an apparent air strike has been verified.

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US sinks Iranian warship as Iran warns of widespread destruction in the Middle East

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Iran Launches Missiles at Israel and US Bases as Israeli Military Begins New Strikes in Lebanon

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Day 4 of the US-Israeli war with Iran

A drone that attacked the grounds of the US consulate in Dubai hit a “parking lot adjacent to the chancellery building,” according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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Tehran hit by heavy bombing on day seven of US-Israel war on Iran

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Iran postpones Khamenei funeral as US-Israeli bombardment continues

Mughal history in crossfire: Iconic Golestan Palace damaged in Tehran airstrike as UNESCO issues urgent warning

UNESCO said that Golestan Palace is protected under international law, notably the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.

Unesco raises alarm over heritage sites as bombing in Iran intensifies

The United Nations cultural body Unesco has called on warring parties in the Middle East to respect international conventions protecting cultural property after Iran’s heritage-listed Golestan Palace