Russian Ambassador Says US and Israel Committed War Crimes in Iran Hospital Strike
Aleksey Dedov inspects Tehran hospital ruins destroyed in strikes, calls attack 'evidence of inhumane approach'
Quick Look
- Russian Ambassador to Tehran Aleksey Dedov has accused the US and Israel of committing war crimes following the destruction of a hospital in the Iranian capital during strikes.
- The diplomat inspected the ruins alongside a group of foreign ambassadors, stating the attack on civilian medical infrastructure without prior warning constitutes a war crime.
- The visit was organized to draw attention to what Tehran officials described as Western silence over the actions.
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The US and Israel have committed war crimes in Iran, Russian Ambassador to Tehran Aleksey Dedov has declared while inspecting the ruins of a hospital in the Iranian capital destroyed in the strikes.
The diplomat made the remarks to RT on Monday during a visit to damaged residential areas alongside a group of foreign ambassadors.
According to RT correspondent Saman Kojouri, the hospital was hit without prior warning while patients and staff were inside. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured.
“It's a horrible thing to see,” Dedov said, assessing the damage to civilian medical infrastructure. “This is evidence of an inhumane approach by Israel and the US… it's very clearly a war crime.”
The visit was organized so that foreign diplomats could witness the aftermath firsthand, Tehran Province Governor Mohammad-Sadegh Motamedian said, adding that it was intended to draw attention to what he described as Western “silence” over the actions of the US and Israel.
