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Iran asks WHO to denounce US-Israel attacks on health centers

May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 2 min read 📰 Mehr News Agency
📋 Key Takeaway

Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education, Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi, urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to condemn US-Israeli aggression against civilians and healthcare facilities in Iran. He highlighted that dozens of hospitals and health centers have been damaged, and hundreds of children killed in recent attacks. Zafarghandi emphasized that attacks on schools, hospitals, and scientific institutions violate international law and undermine global health security.

🔍 Quick Context Guide
💡 Bottom Line: Iran's condemnation of US sanctions and request to WHO underscores its defiance against US pressure.

👥 Key Players

Persian Gulf Strategic Authority (سازمان راهبردی خلیج فارس) ACTOR
PGSA
"The PGSA stressed that US government would not achieve through sanctions what it had failed to obtained in the battlefield and through diplomacy."
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی) ACTOR
IRGC
"IRGC controls Strait of Hormuz ‘with full authority’."
US Treasury Department ACCUSED
US Treasury
"The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on the PGSA."
World Health Organization (سازمان بهداشت جهانی) QUOTED
WHO
"Iran asks WHO to denounce US-Israel attacks on health centers."
Iranian government (دولت ایران) ACTOR
Government of Iran
"Iran has strongly condemned the recent US sanctions."

⚡ Actions

Iran PROTEST US sanctions, US-Israel attacks on health centers
"Iran has strongly condemned the recent US sanctions imposed on the Persian Gulf Strategic Authority (PGSA)."
Confidence: 90%
PGSA ANNOUNCE US Treasury Department
"You did not gain control over the Strait of Hormuz in the field or through diplomacy, and you will not gain it through sanctions either."
Confidence: 90%
IRGC COORDINATE vessels
"IRGC coordinates safe passage of 31 vessels via Hormuz Strait."
Confidence: 80%

📰 What Happened

Iran condemns US sanctions and requests WHO to denounce US-Israel attacks on health centers.

  • Iran protest US sanctions, US-Israel attacks on health centers
  • PGSA announce US Treasury Department
  • IRGC coordinate vessels

💡 Why It Matters

🇮🇷 For Iran: Because it strengthens Iran's narrative against US sanctions.
🌍 Regional: Because it escalates tensions in the Persian Gulf.
🌐 International: Because it highlights ongoing US-Iran conflicts and impacts international maritime security.

📚 Background

Iran's condemnation of US sanctions and request to WHO underscores its defiance against US pressure.

📝 Key Evidence

"You did not gain control over the Strait of Hormuz in the field or through diplomacy, and you will not gain it through sanctions either."
→ This proves Iran's defiance against US sanctions.
📡 Source: STATE MEDIA
📊 Confidence: 80%
The source is a state-run news agency, reflecting the Iranian government's perspective.

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/244894/ May 30, 2026, 12:08 PM News ID 244894 Politics Politics May 30, 2026, 12:08 PM Iran denounces US sanctions imposed against PGSA TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Iran has strongly condemned the recent US sanctions imposed on the Persian Guld Strategic Authority (PGSA), adding that the measures won’t help Washington gain control over the waterway.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the PGSA stressed that US government would not achieve through sanctions what it had failed to obtained in the battlefield and through diplomacy.

The PGSA terms being sanctioned by a country whose president boasts of piracy as a sign of its positive performance.”

Addressing the US Treasury Department, the Authority added, “You did not gain control over the Strait of Hormuz in the field or through diplomacy, and you will not gain it through sanctions either.”

The PGSA further stressed that despite “the United States’ tension-escalating actions in the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman,” it would continue its mission uninterrupted.

“Within the framework of facilitating maritime transit, this authority will continue without interruption to review and issue transit permits for non-hostile vessels,” the statement said.

The authority also announced that statistics covering the first month of its activities would be published in the near future.

The reaction came days after the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on the PGSA, a newly established Iranian body tasked with overseeing affairs related to the Strait of Hormuz.

MNA

News ID 244894

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