How the US and Israel are waging war on Iran’s medicines, vaccines

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Apr 03, 2026 · 1239 words · By Sarah Shamim

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How the US and Israel are waging war on Iran’s medicines, vaccines The Pasteur Institute of Iran is one of several healthcare facilities in the country to be targeted.

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What happened

How the US and Israel are waging war on Iran’s medicines, vaccines The Pasteur Institute of Iran is one of several healthcare facilities in the country to be targeted.

Why it matters

The United States and Israel have carried out multiple attacks on medical facilities in the course of their war on Iran.

Common ground

On Thursday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian appealed to international health organisations to respond to attacks on medical facilities in Iran, including the Pasteur Institute in capital Tehran, a key centre that Iranian officials said had been targeted…

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that UN Security Council Resolution 2286 condemns attacks on healthcare and calls for adherence to international law?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Claim 1: “UN Security Council Resolution 2286 condemns attacks on healthcare and calls for adherence to international law.”

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Claim 2: “WHO has verified over 20 attacks on healthcare in Iran since 1 March, resulting in at least nine deaths.”

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Claim 3: “Israeli-US strikes hit Tofigh Daru Research and Engineering Company, an Iranian pharmaceutical company.”

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Claim 4: “In December 2024, Israeli forces arrested Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.”

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Claim 5: “Two departments of the Pasteur Institute of Iran have been working closely with the WHO.”

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Claim 6: “Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed 53 medical workers and destroyed 87 ambulances or medical centers.”

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Claim 7: “The United States and Israel have carried out multiple attacks on medical facilities in the course of their war on Iran.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Israel have been engaged in a proxy conflict since 1985. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia militias, most notably Hezbollah. In the Israeli–Palestinian confli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_proxy_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War

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Claim 8: “At least 2,076 people have been killed and 26,500 have been wounded in Iran since the US and Israel first launched strikes on the country on February 28.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 31 January to 26 February 2026, several explosions took place across Iran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
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Claim 9: “The WHO's SSA reported 1,348 attacks on medical facilities in 2024, resulting in 1,981 deaths.”

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Claim 10: “In October 2023, Israeli forces attacked al-Ahli Hospital, killing 15 people and injuring 30.”

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Claim 11: “The Pasteur Institute of Iran has played a central role in fighting endemic diseases such as smallpox and cholera.”

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Claim 12: “The Pasteur Institute of Iran is one of several healthcare facilities in the country to be targeted.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pasteur Institute (French: Institut Pasteur, pronounced [ɛ̃stity pastœʁ]) is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pasteur Institute of Iran is a medical research center located in Tehran, Iran. The institute is one of the oldest leading research and public health centers in Iran and the Middle East, established i…
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Claim 13: “Gandhi Hospital in Tehran was damaged during attacks on a nearby television communications tower.”

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Claim 14: “Ali Hospital in Khuzestan province sustained damage from an explosion on March 21.”

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Claim 15: “The Pasteur Institute of Iran was founded in 1920 through an agreement between the Pasteur Institute of Paris and the Iranian government.”

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Claim 16: “Delaram Sina Psychiatric Hospital in Tehran was significantly damaged during an attack on March 29.”

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Claim 17: “In March 2025, Israeli forces shot dead 15 Palestinian medics in Rafah's Tal as-Sultan.”

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Claim 18: “In March 2024, Israeli forces killed 90 people during a raid on al-Shifa Hospital.”

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Claim 19: “A drone strike hit a Red Crescent relief warehouse in Bushehr province, destroying relief containers and vehicles.”

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Claim 20: “International humanitarian law prohibits attacks on health establishments and medical personnel.”

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