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Iran's Cultural Heritage and Tourism Ministry said Saturday (March 14, 2026) astatine slightest 56 museums and historical sites crossed the state person been damaged, arsenic the Iran-Israel warfare entered its 15th day.
In Tehran, U.S.-Israeli strikes damaged the UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace successful the aboriginal days of the conflict, section media reported.
The palace analyzable is 1 of the oldest sites successful the Iranian superior and erstwhile served arsenic the residence of the Qajar dynasty.
The Ministry said Tehran has recorded the highest fig of damaged monuments, with 19 suffering varying levels of harm.
The immense Naghsh-e Jahan Square, a 17th-century architectural jewel successful the bosom of the cardinal Iranian metropolis of Isfahan, has besides been damaged.
Debris astatine the humanities monument Golestan Palace aft it was damaged successful an Israeli and U.S. strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli struggle with Iran, successful Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: West Asia News Agency via Reuters
In the larboard of Siraf, successful Bushehr province, respective houses were deed successful the historical quarter, location to galore century-old buildings.
UNESCO, the UN's civilization agency, told AFP connected Friday (March 13, 2026) it was acrophobic astir hundreds of historical sites successful Iran, Israel and Lebanon that person been damaged oregon threatened by the war.
Thank you @UNESCO for liable absorption to bombing of Golestan Palace, a World Heritage site.
We anticipation UNESCO volition support steadfast and principled stance against further attacks connected taste heritage, incl historical monuments successful Isfahan. Site extortion is planetary concern. pic.twitter.com/fsrVeLeqTL
