Airstrike Adjunct to the Pasteur Institute, Tehran
14 Apr 2026 · Early morning
Pasteur Street, Tehran, Tehran
Incident type: Unknown
Perpetrator: Unknown
Claimed target: No public attacker claim issued regarding this specific target
Stage 1 · Reported
Description
In the early hours of 2 April 2026 (13 Farvardin 1405), an explosion tore through the Pasteur Institute of Iran — the country's most prominent public health research facility — destroying key laboratories and research wings.1
The WHO confirmed the institute was "unable to continue delivering health services" as a result of the strikes. Founded in 1920 following the First World War, the institute is the oldest medical facility in the country, established to manufacture serums and vaccines for smallpox, plague, cholera, diphtheria, and rabies, and is part of the global network of Pasteur Institutes.2
Location
Province
Tehran
City
Tehran
Detail
Pasteur Street
Coordinates
35.69165811927664, 51.39555826871927
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حمله ناجوانمردانه به قلب علم ایرانی
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