WANA (Mar 17) – Iran’s Sa’dabad Cultural-Historical Complex, the country’s largest cultural and historical site, was struck early Tuesday in an attack attributed by Iranian authorities to the United States and Israel.

 

According to official reports, the perimeter of the Sa’dabad complex in northern Tehran came under attack in the early hours of March 17.

 

Although museum artifacts and valuable historical items had been relocated in advance to secure storage facilities to protect the country’s cultural heritage, multiple waves of explosions caused significant damage to several historic buildings within the complex.

 

Officials said precautionary measures had been taken in recent days to safeguard cultural assets amid escalating tensions.

 

The incident follows earlier reports of damage to six historic urban districts in the cities of Tehran, Isfahan, Sanandaj, Kermanshah, Qom, and Khansar during recent attacks.

 

As of early Tuesday, the number of damaged historical and cultural sites across Iran has risen to 108, according to updated assessments.

 

This marks a sharp increase from the 56 sites previously reported by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage on March 13.

 

Authorities added that ongoing field documentation, further investigations, and the continuation of recent strikes indicate a significant expansion in the scale of damage inflicted on Iran’s cultural heritage.

A view of debris at the historical monument Golestan Palace following an Israeli and U.S. strike on the Justice Building in the area, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)