Iran health official says Pasteur Institute was struck, warns on global health risks
A health ministry official in Iran said on Thursday that the Pasteur Institute of Iran had been struck, calling it a threat to international health security.
Hossein Kermanpour, head of public relations at the health ministry, said the institute was “a century-old pillar of global health” and a member of the international Pasteur network.
“The aggression against Pasteur Institute of Iran … is a direct assault on international health security,” he said, adding it violated the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law.
The institute has previously appeared on export-control watch lists in some countries as an entity of potential concern for WMD-related procurement.
