United Nations : Calls for Respect of Cultural Sites

The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab have called on the United States to respect cultural heritage sites. Their call comes on the heels of threats from President Donald Trump to destroy 52 sites amongst which are cultural heritages. 
According to the BBC, the United States President in a tweet said “the US had identified 52 Iranian sites, some at a very high level and important to Iran and the Iranian culture they would be "hit very fast and hard" if Tehran carried out revenge attacks on US interests or personnel.
In a statement the UN’s cultural organisation said such sites are protected by international conventions. The US and Iran have signed conventions to protect cultural heritage, including during conflict. Military attacks targeting cultural sites are considered war crimes under international law. The first of such conventions between the two countries was signed in 1954 protecting cultural property in the event of armed conflict. The second in 1972 to protect the world's natural and cultural heritage. In addition to these are other agreements such as the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 2017 United Nations Security Council resolution 2347, which “condemns the unlawful destruction of cultural heritage, including the destruction of religious sites and artefacts, and the looting and smuggling of cultural pr...