Iranian Red Crescent Submits War Crime Evidence Against US and Israel to ICC

Mon, 04 May 2026 14:46:00 +0200

The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has officially submitted evidence of alleged war crimes by the United States and Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other international bodies. According to IRCS head Pir-Hossein Koulivand, the ICC has accepted these documents as official evidence, emphasizing that attacks on civilians are being pursued under the Geneva Conventions. The IRCS claims that over 132,000 civilian structures in Iran—including hospitals, schools, universities, research facilities, and bridges—have been destroyed by airstrikes. The organization shared video footage and photos to document incidents, such as the bombing of a home in Tabriz that killed four family members, leaving a 19-month-old child as the sole survivor. While Iran is not a signatory to the Rome Statute, which governs the ICC, human rights advocates suggest that Iran could grant retroactive jurisdiction, similar to Ukraine’s approach against Russian war crimes. The IRCS has formally requ