LAHORE: The Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Lahore, Mehran Mohadfar, has said that Iran aspires to a world free of nuclear weapons. However, he expressed regret that a member state of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) had been subjected to a military attack.
Speaking to the media during his visit to the Lahore Press Club here on Friday, the Iranian Consul General said that those who imposed war on Iran were responsible for the killing of innocent children.
Discussing the situation in the Middle East, he claimed that despite ongoing negotiations with the United States, which had been underway since February 28, war was imposed on Iran. He further alleged that attacks targeted senior Iranian leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to him, missile strikes and aerial bombardments were carried out on schools, resulting in the deaths of 168 students, while the remains of one victim could not be recovered.
Drawing a comparison with the tragic attack on the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar, in which 149 students lost their lives, he described the incident as a deeply painful event that continues to be remembered every year. He said during the conflict in Iran, schools were struck by missiles and parents painfully witnessed walls collapsing on their children.
The Consul General also alleged that an Iranian naval vessel which, he said, was not involved in the conflict, was targeted by an American missile. He described the vessel as unarmed and stated that it was attacked and destroyed without prior warning, calling the incident highly condemnable. He further claimed that approximately 3,400 people had been targeted in Iran, including 250 children. He added that Iran has endured what he described as “American terrorist sanctions” for the past 47 years. He also alleged that Iranian cities were subjected to chemical bombardment during the war.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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