Nournews : The attacks by the U.S.-Israeli coalition against Iran cannot be explained simply as a military operation or reduced to a set of figures and targets on a map. Behind every damaged building is a family whose sense of security has been shattered; behind every broken window, cracked wall and damaged roof is a human life that had no role in the decision to start the war. The data paint a grim picture of the price paid by ordinary people as a result of the aggression and widespread attacks.
According to the data provided, 669 sites were damaged in Tehran, with residential sites accounting for 83 percent of the reported strikes, compared with 17 percent involving military sites. This ratio raises a serious question for the public: If the attacks were supposedly aimed exclusively at military targets, how did residential sites account for 83 percent of the strikes? When people's homes are damaged on such a scale, the consequences of the attacks can no longer be concealed behind technical and military terminology.
The regional breakdown also illustrates the extent of the damage. District 1 recorded 57 incidents, District 2 had 30 and District 3 had 52. District 4 recorded the highest figure, with 90 incidents. District 5 had 27, District 6 had 14, District 7 had 15 and District 8 had 13.
District 9 recorded 33 incidents, while District 10 had 5. District 11 had 27, District 12 had 14 and District 13 had 36. Districts 14 and 15 each recorded 31 incidents. District 16 had 6, District 17 had 17, District 18 had 19 and District 19 had 14. District 20 recorded 36 cases of damage.
In western Tehran, District 21, with 62 incidents, and District 22, with 55, were among the areas with the highest figures recorded on the map. The distribution shows that the impact of the attacks was not confined to a single location but affected various parts of the capital.
Perhaps the most disturbing dimension of the situation becomes clear when the number of damaged sites is translated into residential units. The data provided identify 556 damaged residential buildings, based on an average of 15 units per building. This produces an estimate of 8,340 damaged housing units. In other words, the damage went far beyond a handful of individual buildings and directly affected thousands of family homes.
To understand the human scale of the damage, the estimate assumes an average of three people per housing unit. On that basis, 25,020 people were potentially affected by the consequences of the damage. This is an estimate, calculated by multiplying the number of damaged units by an average household size of three. Even so, the figure shows that the damage is not merely structural; the lives of thousands of residents are at stake.
Under such circumstances, the claim that “residential areas are not targeted” is no longer a sufficient answer to the public in the face of this scale of damage. A home is not an inanimate target on a map; it is where children, elderly people, parents and families live and where they should feel safe. Turning residential neighborhoods into areas of attack imposes a cost directly on ordinary people—people who neither ordered the war nor played any role in the decision to start it.
The U.S.-Israeli coalition cannot evade responsibility for the consequences of its attacks by distancing itself from the scene of the destruction or taking shelter behind the label of a “military operation.” If an attack has damaged people's homes, residential buildings or urban infrastructure, its responsibility must be investigated and documented and pursued under international law. Impunity must not become a privilege for those responsible for aggression.
The response to such damage should not remain limited to political condemnation. Any aggression that harms civilians and civilian property must be addressed through legal and international mechanisms. Those who carried out and ordered the attacks must be held accountable, while the damage inflicted on the people and the country should form the basis for claims for compensation and full reparations.
Ultimately, these figures are not merely statistics of war; they are a record of damaged homes, families whose sense of security was shattered, and people who paid the price for decisions made by those who launched the attacks. Punishing the aggressors, holding those responsible accountable and securing fair compensation should not remain merely a slogan. It must become a legal, political and international demand aimed at securing justice for the victims.
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