In a statement on Saturday, the council, citing official reports from the Ministry of Health, said the attacks killed and injured dozens of civilians, including women and children, while also damaging key public infrastructure vital to transportation, healthcare, emergency response, trade, and the livelihoods of millions of people.
The statement cited attacks on multiple bridges in different southern cities, commercial and fishing piers in Sirik, port facilities and a maritime control tower in Chabahar, rail transport infrastructure in Bandar Abbas, and Iranshahr Airport.
The council said the attacks had consequences extending far beyond physical destruction, directly affecting “the lives, health, security, livelihoods, and access of citizens to essential public services.”
It added that “the deliberate or reckless destruction of vital infrastructure is not merely the destruction of a few bridges, ports, tunnels, or piers; it is a direct assault on a nation’s rights to security, development, healthcare, transportation, access to public services, trade, and livelihood.”
The statement said the attacks violate the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, particularly the rights to life, personal security, and an adequate standard of living.
It also referred to remarks by the Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, noting that the Secretary-General considers attacks on civilian infrastructure “unacceptable.”
It said the statement reflects “the international legal consensus on the necessity of protecting civilian infrastructure and respecting the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law under all circumstances.”
The council called on the UN Secretary-General to condemn the attacks on Iran’s civilian infrastructure and to fulfill his legal and moral responsibilities by taking effective measures to halt such attacks, ensure accountability for those responsible under international law, and guarantee compensation for victims and damaged civilian infrastructure.
“Silence and inaction in the face of attacks on vital civilian infrastructure not only undermine the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law and human rights but also normalize violations of the rights of nations and pose a serious threat to international peace, security, and the international legal order,” it warned.
The latest strikes follow US President Donald Trump’s threats to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure, including bridges and power plants, amid the international community’s silence on war crimes committed by the US.
The criminal airstrikes and missile attacks by the US military continue against targets in several Iranian provinces, with various locations in southern, southeastern, southwestern cities and several islands in the Persian Gulf coming under assault.
Military and civilian areas in cities across Khuzestan, Ilam, Hormozgan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan provinces, as well as the islands of Qeshm and Hengam, have become targets of US assaults.