The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, visited Tehran to address “urgent humanitarian concerns” following the U.S.–Israel war on Iran, according to an ICRC delegation statement.
Egger met Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi, and Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) President Pir-Hossein Kolivand on Wednesday. Discussions focused on the aftermath of the 40-day Israel-U.S. conflict against Iran.
The ICRC president also visited residential districts and medical centres in Tehran that were destroyed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, the IRCS website reported.
According to official sources, she praised the Iranian Red Crescent for its brave staff and outstanding performance during the war, which broke out on 28 February.
In a meeting with Araghchi, “she expressed deep regret over the loss of lives of citizens and bombing of civilian targets, including schools, hospitals, and residential areas,” the state-owned IRNA news agency reported.
“Iran expects international and humanitarian organisations to fulfil their legal and moral obligations in accordance with the Geneva Conventions of 1949,” the Iranian foreign minister told the visiting ICRC chief.
Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi also said “the U.S.-Israeli attacks on 130,000 civilian sites are examples of war crimes”, adding that the international community had failed to address appropriately these “crimes against humanity.”
The president of Iran’s Red Crescent Society urged the ICRC and other humanitarian organisations to support Tehran “in following up on violations of international humanitarian law” by the U.S. and Israeli forces.
Meanwhile, Iran’s top diplomat held phone calls with his Indian, Polish and Kenyan counterparts, as well as the Speaker of Lebanon’s parliament, to discuss bilateral relations and the latest regional developments.
Araghchi also called for global condemnation of the U.S. blockade of Iran’s southern ports.
Washington and Tel Aviv “must be held accountable for the security and economic consequences of their actions,” IRNA reported, quoting Foreign Ministry press releases.
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