War Crimes

Ben Gvir praises killing of 2 surrendered Palestinians

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has praised the Israeli military and police for killing two Palestinian men who had surrendered in Jenin in the West Bank.

Iran strongly condemns Israeli crimes in West Bank

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned the ongoing crimes of the Zionist regime in the West Bank and the killing and torture of residents of the region.

Chile launches intl. campaign to expel Israel from UN

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Chilean civil society is preparing to launch one of the broadest human rights and civil initiatives aimed at holding Israel accountable within the United Nations system.

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes in West Bank

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Israel’s expulsion of tens of thousands of Palestinians from three West Bank refugee camps in early 2025 amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

ICC convicts first Darfur militia leader for war crimes

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted the first Janjaweed militia leader put on trial for atrocities committed in Sudan's Darfur region more than 20 years ago.

Iran condemns US sanctioning of 4 other ICC judges

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned the United States for imposing sanctions on four other judges at International Criminal Court (ICC), saying the action is another example of US complicity in Israeli war crimes.

Iran urges intl. condemnation of attack on Evin jail hospital

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has called for the global condemnation of the Israeli attack on Evin Prison’s hospital in Iran.

FM spox:

Israel war min. has directed attack on Iran residential areas

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – The spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that Israeli war minister has directed an attacks on Iran’s residential areas.

Amnesty warns of war crimes committed by M23 in Eastern DRC

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – Human rights organisation Amnesty International has accused the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels of killing, torturing and forcibly disappearing civilian detainees in two cities in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Iran condemns Israeli attack on Yemen's infrastructures: spox

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has strongly condemned Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s economic infrastructures and public facilities, describing the assault as a clear example of war crimes.

Iran FM Spox.:

US sanctioning of ICC aimed at affording Israeli regime

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei strongly criticized the US for sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC).

War crimes court condemns Trump's sanctions against its staff

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday said it condemned the decision by US President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on its staff.

Amnesty slams US for hosting Netanyahu despite ICC warrant

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) –Amnesty International criticized the US on Tuesday for hosting Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Israeli reservist admits to war crimes committed in Gaza

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – An Israeli reservist, serving with Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip, has confessed to several war crimes committed by the occupation's military in the besieged territory. 

Iran FM spox:

"There is no statute of limitation for war crimes"

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – The spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry has remembered the Iraqi Baathist regime's chemical attacks on Iran during the imposed war, highlighting that "There is no statute of limitation for war crimes."

OIC condemns Israel’s war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling on the international community to stop Israeli crimes in the besieged territory.

Ayat. Sistani criticizes world’s inability to stop Israel

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – Iraq's prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has expressed sorrow over the international community’s inability to stop the Israeli aggression in the region.

Sunni Parl. Faction urges countries to condemn Israeli crimes

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – The Sunni Faction of Iranian Parliament in a statement called on the world countries to denounce the criminal acts of the Zionist regime, saying that Israeli’s aggressive acts are contrary to the international laws and norms.

Iran FM:

Israeli targeting of Iranian physician in Lebanon a war crime

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement condemning the martyrdom of Iranian doctor named “Ali Heidari” in Lebanon during the brutal attack committed by the criminal Zionist regime.

IRGC says US warships, military bases ‘within range'

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – An advisor to the chief commander of IRGC has warned the US against committing any “foolish act” vis-à-vis Iran, saying that the US ships, military bases and interests are “within the reach of our weapons.”

Adviser to Leader:

World witnessing the most unprecedented genocide in Lebanon

TEHRAN, Sep. ۲۸ (MNA) – Adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Mohammad Mokhber pointed to the recent developments in the region and said that the world is witnessing the most unprecedented genocide in Lebanon.

US Media:

US military failed to punish Iraq, Afghanistan war criminals

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – An American magazine has published an article that shows how the US military failed to hold to account its service members involved in possible war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan during Washington’s so-called war on terror.

ICC prosecutor urges ruling on warrants for Israeli leaders

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court stressed the court asked judges to urgently decide on arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war minister Yoav Gallant.

OIC condemns Israeli airstrike on Tabeen School in Gaza

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reacted to the savage Zionist regime's airstrike on the Tabeen school in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday.

Iran strongly condemns deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has strongly condemned the Zionist Israeli regime's deadly airstrike on Tabeen school in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.

Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip cause civilian casualties

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Israeli strikes on residential areas in the Gaza Strip have caused civilian casualties, Palestinian sources reported.

Maldives to ban Zionists from entering the country

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – The Maldives government will ban Zionists from the Indian Ocean archipelago, known for luxury resorts, as public anger in the predominantly Muslim nation rises over the war in Gaza.

Ex-Mossad chief threatened ICC prosecutor over war crime case

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – Former chief of the Israeli Mossad spy agency Yossi Cohen has “threatened” Fatou Bensouda, a chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), over a 2021 war crimes probe, pressuring her to drop the case.

US angry as ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Israel PM

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for arrest warrant against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the regime's war crimes and systematic attacks against Palestinians in Gaza.