Damage to the historic Golestan Palace in Tehran, caused by US-Israeli airstrikes. It has been a Unesco world heritage site since 2013 and is one of largest and most important monuments of Islamic architecture in Iran. The nearby Grand Bazaar, an integral part of the capital’s historic and cultural fabric, has also sustained damage. They are among several of the country’s most cherished cultural and historic jewels which have been badly damaged in US and Israeli air strikes since the war on Iran started a fortnight ago. In the city of Isfahan, air strikes this week damaged several of Iran’s most cherished treasures.

Source: The Irish Times March 13, 2026 21:18 UTC