Parution : Parsa Ghasemi, “When war comes for Iran’s cultural heritage”, The conversation, 13 avril 2026.

131 sites and museums have suffered damage or been destroyed during the US and Israeli war against Iran between February 28 and April 8. Amid uncertainty over what will happen next as peace talks failed during the two-week conditional ceasefire, it is an opportune time to take stock of the state of Iranian cultural heritage.

Golestan palace – the former official royal Qajar complex, one of the oldest historic monuments in the Iranian capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sirio Carnevalino / Shutterstock