At least 120 museums and historical monuments have been damaged in recent attacks on Tehran, according to the Cultural Heritage Committee of the Tehran City Council, Al Jazeera reports citing Iran’s ISNA news agency.

“Among these works are notable buildings such as Golestan Palace, the former Gendarmerie building, Baharestan police station building, Shokofeh Cinema, Marble Palace, and the Saadabad Palace complex,” the agency has said.

“The destruction and damage to these buildings is a clear crime against Iran’s historical memory and civilisational heritage and a clear violation of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Time of Armed Conflict,” it adds.