President Masoud Pezeshkian has condemned recent US attacks on Iran’s transport infrastructure as “war crimes,” calling for international legal action over damage inflicted on border terminals, customs facilities and transport networks.
During a meeting with senior officials of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development on Sunday, Pezeshkian reviewed the latest assessment of damage inflicted by US aggression on the country’s transport sector and measures taken to maintain the uninterrupted flow of essential services.
The president examined reports covering damage to border terminals, customs facilities, ports, bridges, highways, railway networks, logistics installations and other strategic transport infrastructure, before issuing directives to accelerate reconstruction, activate alternative transport routes and strengthen the resilience of Iran’s transport network.
Describing the attacks as “a clear violation of international law and a war crime,” Pezeshkian stressed that the destruction inflicted on Iran’s border terminals, customs facilities and land, rail, maritime and aviation transport infrastructure must be pursued through competent international legal bodies.
Praising ministry personnel for maintaining essential services despite the attacks, Pezeshkian remarked, “The continued delivery of services, the stability of the transport network and preventing any disruption to road, rail, air and port services demonstrate the commitment, efficiency and spirit of service of the ministry’s personnel.”
“With this same spirit, together with the determined efforts of all branches of government and the support of the people, all enemy plots aimed at disrupting services and the country’s infrastructure will be thwarted,” he added.
During the latest wave of US military aggression, Washington targeted several civilian transport facilities across southern Iran.
On July 17, airstrikes struck the maritime control tower at Shahid Kalantari Port in Chabahar, the Bandar Abbas railway branch station, and six bridges in Hormozgan province linking Bandar Abbas, Bandar Khamir and Lar.
Iranian authorities also reported damage to transport routes, logistics facilities and border infrastructure in southern provinces.
The latest round of aggression against Iran began on February 28, when US and Israeli forces launched large-scale strikes on Iranian territory.
Iran responded with daily waves of missiles and drones targeting US and Israeli assets across the region, while closing the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran and the United States later signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 17 in an effort to end the war across all fronts.
However, renewed US military aggression against Iran in recent days has prompted Tehran to resume missile and drone strikes against US assets in the region and close the Strait of Hormuz once again.
