UN envoy visits US-Israeli strike sites in Tehran

UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Middle East Jean Arnault visited sites in Tehran targeted in recent US-Israeli attacks, according to a post by the Iranian Red Crescent Society on X.

Arnault visited Resalat Square and Sharif University, which Iranian authorities say were hit in the strikes, and was accompanied by Iranian Red Crescent chief Pirhossein Kolivand.

The envoy also held a meeting and attended a press conference at the headquarters of the Iranian Red Crescent Society in Tehran.

He later met with the society’s president, where he commented on the humanitarian situation and recent developments in the country.

Arnault said the incident at a girls’ school in Minab would be “recorded in world history,” according to the post.

He also praised the organization’s humanitarian efforts, saying: “The world hears your voice.”

The envoy said the scale of destruction and the impact of the war would be remembered as historic, adding that international public opinion has not remained indifferent.

He noted that many around the world have condemned the war and view its consequences as severe, while commending humanitarian workers for operating under difficult and dangerous conditions.

The Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, in southern Hormozgan province, was targeted on Feb. 28 in what Iranian authorities described as US-Israeli attacks. Initial reports put the death toll at 168, but the figure was later revised to 156 following a review by local officials. The victims included 120 students - 73 boys and 47 girls - as well as 26 teachers, all women.

A US-Israeli strike also targeted a data center at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on Sunday evening. The facility supports Iran’s artificial intelligence platform along with thousands of digital services. The university, one of the country’s most prestigious institutions, sustained damage in the attack. University President Masoud Tehranchi said in a video message that the institution had been “damaged by the brutality of the enemies of this land.”

More than 3,000 people have been killed in US-Israeli attacks across Iran since Feb. 28, according to Iran’s Forensic Authority. About 40% of the bodies could not initially be identified following the attacks.