INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - Iran's ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi has called on the United Nations to condemn the assassination of an Iranian IRGC colonel,
"cowardly" assassinated on May 23, was a member of the Iranian Armed Forces who played a key role in the struggle against terrorists,
Charter, international law principles, and fundamental human rights, posing an undeniable threat to regional and international peace and
out.Ravanchi further stated that Iran will take all necessary steps to safeguard its people and interests, as well as use all available
procedures to hold the perpetrators and supporters of this terrorist atrocity responsible.Iran urges protection of civilians in crisis
Yemen, Palestine, and Syria as examples of countries where citizens and civilian infrastructure are being violated the most in the already
fragile West Asia region.Yemen, he asserted, has been suffering from "acute food insecurity" as a result of widespread strikes on schools,
hospitals, telecommunications infrastructure, roads, factories, houses, and other civilian objects.Also, as a result of the Israeli regime's
decades of occupation and apartheid policies, the humanitarian situation in Palestine is deteriorating, according to the envoy.Meanwhile,
in Syria, continued occupation, terrorism, and unilateral sanctions have displaced millions of people, devastated infrastructure, limited
access to essential resources, and disrupted commerce and agricultural input supplies, he lamented.Finally, the envoy cautioned against
politicization of humanitarian aid and, among other things, called for respect for international humanitarian law in crisis zones across the
