1.0ICRC in Iranhttps://ir.icrc.org/en/ICRC in Iranhttps://ir.icrc.org/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qNrrTWN9aT"><a href="https://ir.icrc.org/en/international-humanitarian-law/when-does-ihl-apply/">When does IHL apply?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ir.icrc.org/en/international-humanitarian-law/when-does-ihl-apply/embed/#?secret=qNrrTWN9aT" width="600" height="338" title="“When does IHL apply?” — ICRC in Iran" data-secret="qNrrTWN9aT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Domestic law and human rights law both apply to all types of violence, whereas IHL applies only to situations that reach the level of armed conflict. Here, it should be noted that the terms ‘armed conflict’ and ‘war’ are often used interchangeably, but in IHL ‘armed conflict’ is preferred because of its broader scope. A...