Reference News Network, March 22 report: Russia's "Glasnost" website published an article on March 19 with the title "Iran is Suffering from a Savage Attack," authored by Andrei Manchuk. The full text is as follows:

The attack on Iran has not only caused casualties but also damaged world-famous cultural relics. American missiles reduced a school to ruins, killing more than 160 girls, resulting in the Minab tragedy. At the same time, some famous palaces were bombed and damaged. Although it sounds less shocking than the Minab tragedy, this does not mean such incidents can be ignored. The ancient Persian civilization is facing a genuine barbaric invasion.

The Golestan Palace (also known as the "Rose Palace") was built during the reign of Shah Tahmasp I of Persia. It served as the royal palace for the Safavid, Zand, and Qajar dynasties, and the last Iranian king, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was crowned here.

This palace is decorated with marble, ivory, and crystal in a luxurious manner. Its wall tiles are a unique masterpiece, depicting scenes from the Persian epic "Shahnameh," hunting scenes of the extinct Caspian tiger, and magical encounters between fairies and spirits. A golden marble throne, modeled after King Solomon's celestial throne, stands in the main hall.

Today, the historic district of the capital, which is filled with old houses, mosques, and churches, has been bombed, and the explosion has shattered the rose palace's crystal decorations.

Although this palace is a UNESCO World Heritage site, Washington has said nothing about its damage. It seems that the U.S. will try to attribute this incident to an unfortunate accident caused by artificial intelligence. Now, they are also using this "non-human factor" to justify the large-scale massacre in Minab.

The missile also hit another landmark historical site in Iran - Isfahan. The Forty-Column Palace in Isfahan was built when the city was the capital of Persia. The roof is supported by twenty cedarwood pillars, whose shadows are reflected in the pool, hence the name "Forty Columns."

Western propaganda portrays Iran as a "dark theocratic barbaric land." However, the walls of the Forty-Column Palace still preserve unique and vibrant murals across the Middle East: dancing women, romantic meetings, and royal feasts...

These ancient murals have been carefully protected for nearly 400 years, but now the American attacks have damaged the wooden structure, destroyed the palace's decoration, and damaged the central mural depicting the Persian victory over the Mughal army.

The Western countries are wielding the big stick of missiles to conduct a real barbaric invasion of Iran. Attacking historical sites is no coincidence; it may be deliberate, even a blatant act of provocation. As early as during his first term as president, Donald Trump had openly threatened to target such objectives, aiming to break the will of the Iranian people and undermine their resistance.

"We have already identified 52 targets in Iran... some of which are crucial to Iran and its culture. These targets will be quickly attacked," Trump wrote on social media.

These remarks shocked the world at the time, even causing some American politicians who had not yet lost their conscience and reason to be stunned. A senator once proposed a resolution condemning the bombing of cultural relics and equating such actions with war crimes. However, the proposal ultimately failed to secure enough votes.

The Western powers do not care about the cultural treasures of other nations, even if they are listed on the World Heritage List. Western capital sees only the opportunity for plunder in conflicts.

Iraq's experience is a precedent. After the US and its European allies occupied Iraq, museums and archaeological sites in the Mesopotamian region were looted, and many artifacts fell into the hands of foreign collectors, who regarded them as spoils of war.

The Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad lost tens of thousands of core collections. Tawhid Ali, the head of the museum's news center, recalled: soldiers walked around the exhibition halls "as if in a supermarket," taking unique artifacts from the Sumerian, Babylonian, and Abbasid periods from display cases. According to him, these looters had blueprints of the museum's storage rooms and specialized lock-picking tools, while the military command turned a blind eye.

The Iraqi National Library was set on fire at the beginning of the US attack, and many precious medieval manuscripts were permanently lost. The US built a large military base on the ruins of the Babylon site and then took the ancient Babylonian artifacts as souvenirs.

Years have passed, and the Iraqi government has still not been able to recover the national wealth looted by these barbarians who entered the Middle East under the banners of democracy and freedom. Now they are trying the same approach against Iran - once the country collapses, its historical and cultural treasures will be looted. (Translated by Zhao Zhipeng)

Original: toutiao.com/article/7619958435081241131/

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