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#disproportionate attack

A military attack where the expected civilian harm is excessive relative to the anticipated military advantage. A violation of the IHL principle of proportionality and a war crime under the Rome Statute.

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Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation

U.S. Strike Destroys Iran's B1 Bridge, Killing Civilians on Nowruz Holiday

US forces destroyed Iran's landmark B1 bridge near Karaj in two strikes during Nowruz holiday celebrations, killing 8 civilians and wounding 95. The US military called the bridge a planned military supply route; Iran denies any military use, and no independent body has assessed the claim. The strike followed Trump's 'Stone Ages' threats against Iranian infrastructure.

Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation

Repeated Strikes Near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

Repeated strikes near an operating reactor in a city of 250,000 raise serious concerns under the customary duty to take particular care around installations containing dangerous forces (ICRC Rule 42). Imagery places the April impacts on an anti-aircraft site outside the plant fence; attribution of each strike is not independently confirmed, and no body has found that the plant itself was targeted.