Iranian Authorities: Over 130 Historical Sites Inside Iran Damaged Due to Conflict with the US and Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Fails to Respond to G7 Colleagues' Questions on Mediation Measures Regarding Iran

Russian Foreign Ministry: The West Is Ready to Use Any Means to Maintain Its Hegemony

Iranian MP: Iranian Parliament Seriously Considering Withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty

Iran Files Complaint with FIFA: U.S.-Israel Attacks Cause Severe Damage to Iranian Sports Facilities

Sputnik News, Tehran, March 30 — The Iranian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts stated that over 130 historical sites within Iran have been damaged during the conflict with the United States and Israel.

The statement noted: "The number of sites of global and national historical significance that have sustained damage has risen to 131."

The ministry said 64 of these are tourist attractions.

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched multiple strikes targeting locations inside Iran, including attacks on Tehran, causing destruction and civilian casualties. In response, Iran carried out retaliatory missile strikes on Israeli territory and U.S. military targets in the Middle East.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio failed to answer questions at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting about efforts made to mediate the situation in Iran and resolve the crisis, provoking negative reactions from European counterparts.

According to two diplomats quoted by the Financial Times: "At the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced pressure from his European peers to provide detailed information on possible measures for resolving the crisis or achieving a ceasefire (pertaining to Iran). His inability to give a concrete reply was perceived negatively by attendees."

Sputnik News, Termez (Uzbekistan), March 30 — Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin stated that the West is prepared to take any measures to maintain its hegemony.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference, Galuzin said: "We see that the West is ready to resort to any means to sustain its hegemonism—even resorting to armed intervention and seizing sovereign gold and foreign exchange assets of states pursuing independent domestic and foreign policies."

He pointed out that the transformation process in international relations "is particularly evident in geopolitical regions we can refer to as the material foundation of a multipolar world—the vast Eurasian region."

Galuzin added during the Russia-Uzbekistan conference: "Due to the fault of the Western bloc led by the United States, international relations continue to be chaotic and unstable. The legal foundations of security are being undermined. In the development sphere, cooperation is merely an illusion—essentially a form of colonialism."

Galuzin further emphasized that the gap in interests between the majority of countries in the world and the small number of Western nations attempting to preserve their hegemony is growing increasingly wide.

On March 30, the two-day Valdai Club conference titled "Russia-Uzbekistan: Strategic Partnership Within the Eurasian Space" opened in Termez, co-organized with the Presidential Institute for Strategy and Regional Studies of Uzbekistan. More than 30 top-tier experts from Russia and Uzbekistan attended the event.

Sputnik News, Tehran, March 30 — Aladin Boroujerd, member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament, said that the Iranian Parliament is seriously considering withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

According to Iran’s National Broadcasting Company, Boroujerd said: "The Iranian Parliament is seriously considering whether to remain in the Non-Proliferation Treaty. If we withdraw from this international treaty, we will no longer be bound by its obligations—including those related to nuclear activities solely for peaceful purposes and the commitment not to pursue nuclear weapons."

The Islamic Republic of Iran Football Association issued a statement stating that Iran's sports infrastructure has suffered severe damage due to attacks by the United States and Israel.

The letter addressed to FIFA read: "With profound sorrow, we inform you that Iran’s sports infrastructure—particularly football facilities—has suffered serious damage following illegal military attacks on the sacred sites of the Islamic Republic of Iran. How can one describe such tragedies, where mothers have lost their children who loved football?"

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