UN survey distinguishes neglect from combat damage on Minu Island

Farah’s team began an exploratory visit to Iran lasting until 21 June. It gathered information on war damage, inspected affected installations and examined ongoing reconstruction efforts.

UN experts inspected the housing around Khorramshahr’s Customs area and found it heavily damaged beyond rehabilitation. Rebuilding homes remained a condition for restoring civilian life near the port.

The UN mission assessed a war-damaged brick palace used as a marine academy near Khorramshahr’s port. Despite major damage, it judged rehabilitation possible and recognized the building’s...

UN experts saw lively activity at a rehabilitated bazaar in Khorramshahr. The surrounding area appeared comparatively normal despite widespread destruction elsewhere in the city.

The mission saw a privately owned four-storey apartment building undergoing rehabilitation in central Khorramshahr, alongside housing construction elsewhere. Private rebuilding formed part of the...

UN experts found war damage and deterioration from neglect throughout Abadan’s inspected housing estates. They judged that extensive and costly work was needed to make these residential areas...

The mission observed the ruins of a hospital in Abadan and heard reports of damage to other hospitals and clinics. Its direct observation was narrower than the full health-sector losses reported by...

The UN mission was shown an abandoned school in Abadan bearing damage and signs of vandalism. Restoring education required attention to buildings and fittings as residents gradually returned.

Experts were shown a cinema with major cracks in Abadan. Iranian officials linked structural movement to hydrological changes, but the mission could not verify that explanation during its initial...

During the Abadan survey, UN experts saw one rehabilitated clinic. Iranian officials reported another repaired clinic and two under rehabilitation, illustrating incremental restoration of local...