ICT Minister: ITU must address Israel-US bombing of Iran’s civilian infra

He made the statement in an online meeting with the Brazilian Minister of Communications Frederico de Siqueira Filho on Thursday, during which they agreed that the ITU must act professionally and avoid political pressures.

Hashemi stressed safeguarding ITU’s specialized mission and added: ITU must act within the framework of its technical and specialized mission and prevent political approaches from entering this institution.

The Iranian minister condemned the attacks on Iran’s civilian infrastructure including the ICT facilities stressing that ICT must address these violations of international law and hold the preparators accountable.

"The US-Israel aggression resulted in the martyrdom of a number of officials and civilians, including students of Minab School, and inflicted significant damages on the country's peaceful communication infrastructure."

Hashemi called for following up on this issue by the ITU’s ongoing council meeting in Switzerland.

The annual meeting of the ITU Council, the governing body of the UN specialized agency of telecommunications, convenes on 28 April - 8 May 2026 in Geneva.

Hashemi held separate telephone calls on Tuesday and Wednesday with Bosun Tijani, the Chairman of the ITU Council 2026, as well as his Cuban, Malaysian and Turkish counterparts, during which he called for raising intentional targeting of Iran’s ICT facilities at the ITU Council’s meeting.

On his part, the Brazilian minister expressed regret over the recent attacks against Iran and emphasized his country's policy of supporting peace and developing international cooperation.

Filho also supported the examination of specialized issues in a technical framework and away from political considerations at the ITU meeting in Geneva.

He invited Iran's ICT Minister to pay a visit to Brazil to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of ICT.