By Soheila Zarfam

Civilians, civilians...and more civilians: Israel's target list on Day 3 of aggression against Iran

TEHRAN – We watched it happen to Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria over the past 20 months—Israel launching attacks on residential buildings, hospitals, places of worship, and civilian infrastructure. Yet Iranians never imagined that those scenes would be recreated in Tehran, Kermanshah, and Mashhad, with the international community still turning a blind eye.

Israeli airstrikes near Taq-e Bostan threaten Iran’s ancient heritage

TEHRAN - Over the past two days (Saturday and Sunday), multiple Israeli missile strikes targeted areas within three kilometers of Taq-e Bostan, one of Iran’s most significant Sasanian-era archaeological complexes near Kermanshah.

‘They knew’: Biden administration official admits Israel committing war crimes

Matthew Miller, the U.S. State Department spokesman under former President Joe Biden, has told UK broadcaster Sky News it is “without a doubt true that Israel has committed war crimes” in Gaza.

Brazilian oil trade unions urge Lula to impose energy embargo on Israel

The National Federation of Oil Workers and the Single Federation of Oil Workers sent a joint letter to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and key ministers in the Brazilian government on Wednesday, urging them to take more concrete action against Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza.

By our staff writer

Why is Germany so late in criticizing Israel over the Gaza war crimes?

TEHRAN - On Tuesday, May 27, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered his most severe rebuke of Israel to date, saying massive air strikes on Gaza are no longer justified by the need to fight Hamas and "no longer comprehensible".

Hamas says AP report on human shields shows Israel’s ‘moral collapse’

The testimony of Palestinian victims and Israeli soldiers in a news report by The Associated Press documents “the heinous crimes committed by Israel”, a statement by the group says.

WAC issues urgent statement on Gaza cultural heritage crisis

TEHRAN - The World Archaeological Congress (WAC), a leading international body of archaeologists committed to human rights and the protection of cultural heritage, has issued a powerful statement addressing the deepening humanitarian and cultural crisis in Gaza.

UK veterans accuse colleagues of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

“They handcuffed a young boy and shot him”

Former UK special forces personnel have accused colleagues of committing war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, including alleging that they executed civilians and a child.

Berlin protesters face deportation orders over Gaza solidarity

TEHRAN - Demonstrations in solidarity with the Palestinian people and against the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza have erupted across cities worldwide, with protesters calling for an end to genocide, occupation, and international complicity.

UN’s inaction in face of crimes against Yemenis shameful, unjustifiable: Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei has expressed deep sorrow over the massacre of Yemeni civilians, including innocent women and children, and the destruction of vital infrastructure in the country due to U.S. military air strikes, describing the attacks as examples of “aggression and war crimes”.

Iran calls renewed Israeli raids on Gaza ‘continuation of genocide and ethnic cleansing’

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday strongly condemned renewed Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, describing them as a “continuation of genocide and ethnic cleansing” in the besieged territory, Press TV reported.

Israel's military attache in Belgium referred to ICC for alleged war crimes

Israel's new military attaché in Belgium has been accused of war crimes by the Hind Rajab Foundation, a Brussels-based non-profit organization.

Gaza Media Office: Israel unable to break the will of Palestinian resistance

TEHRAN- The head of the Government Media Office in Gaza says the ceasefire agreement that took effect between Israel and Hamas on Sunday represents a triumph for the Palestinian people.

Polish president asks govt. not to arrest Netanyahu for war crimes at Auschwitz ceremony

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has urged the government not to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he attend the Auschwitz anniversary event later this month, according to his office.

Hezbollah again shatters Israel’s myth of invincibility: Iran FM

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday night that the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement again proved wrong the myth that the Israeli military is unwinnable.

Ayatollah Khamenei says all Israeli political and military captains must face justice

TEHRAN - In a post published in Hebrew language on X on Saturday night, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei suggested that all political and military officials of Israel must be put on trial for the crimes they have committed in the besieged Gaza enclave.

The ICC warrants over Gaza are a warning for the U.S., too

As of Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is officially wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity — a stunning position for the leader of one of the nations closest to the U.S., which positions itself as a champion of international humanitarian law to protect against such crimes.

EU says ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant 'binding'

Most world leaders, states and humanitarian organizations have praised the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue long-awaited arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ousted war minister Yoav Gallant.

ICC issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the regime's former defense minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity relating to the Gaza war.

ICC chief defends arrest warrant against Netanyahu for Gaza war crimes

ICC's Khan criticizes Berlin’s pro-Israel stance

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has defended his pursuit of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others, emphasizing the need for timely action in investigating war crimes in Gaza.

Poll: More than half of Britons say Israel committing war crimes in Gaza

A survey has found that more than half of Britons across the political spectrum believe that Israel’s actions in the war on Gaza constitute war crimes.

Lebanese PM calls Israel’s evacuation orders a ‘war crime’

Lebanon's prime minister, Najib Mikati, has blasted Israel for its evacuation orders, the latest of which came on Thursday and displaced people in 10 towns and villages, as residents of Baalbek, Ain Bourday and Duris received renewed evacuation orders.

South Africa’s legal team says ‘intent is clear’ in Israel’s Gaza genocide

Lawyers submit hundreds of pages of evidence to meet ICJ deadline to prove that Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza

While South African legal researchers were in an undisclosed location last week, racing against time to finalize hundreds of pages of evidence proving Israel’s intent to commit genocide in Gaza, in Israel, leaders gathering near the Gaza border were calling for the besieged and bombarded Strip to be emptied of Palestinians.

By Ali Mohammadi

Israeli genocide and Western media complicity

TEHRAN - Western corporate media has been busy in the past eleven months of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, marketing for all sorts of war crimes conducted by the Israeli war machine in Western and global public opinion.