The Association of Iranian Physicists in Medicine (AIPM) unequivocally condemns the ongoing massacre of peaceful protesters in Iran and the systematic violence inflicted upon innocent civilians. We stand in solidarity with the Iranian people, as well as with Iranian medical physicists and healthcare professionals who are working under extreme and dangerous conditions amid widespread internet and communications blackouts, intermittent electricity outages, overwhelmed hospitals, and raids on medical facilities by armed forces. We support the protection and restoration of essential medical services for those suffering from injury and illness, and we denounce any actions that target defenseless civilians, patients, healthcare workers, or medical institutions. AIPM calls for an immediate end to the killing of peaceful protesters and affirms its unwavering support for universal human rights, fundamental freedoms, and a just and peaceful resolution that upholds human dignity.

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Dear Colleagues,

On Jan 30th, 2026, the Association of Iranian Physicists in Medicine (AIPM) sent an official letter to the White House and the President of the United States addressing the escalating humanitarian crisis in Iran. The letter documents the systematic targeting of civilians, healthcare workers, and hospitals, and raises grave concerns about the weaponization of medicine and the criminalization of medical care. Drawing on verified reports and professional expertise, AIPM calls for immediate international action to protect medical neutrality and secure the release of detained healthcare workers. The full letter is available here.

Between Feb 5th, 2026 and Feb 7th, 2026, a similar letter to the above was sent to Doctors without Borders, World Health Organization, World Medical Association, Physicians for Human Rights, International Committee of the Red Cross, British Medical Association, American Medical Association, Global Health Council, Amnesty International, and the Human Right Watch.

AIPM is committed to raising awareness among medical and health care professionals about the dire situation in Iran. Patients face horrific conditions and severely limited access to care, while physicians themselves are being arrested, with some placed on death row. Since the publication of our prior letter to the White House, reports indicate the arrest of additional doctors across the country, and hospitals have been weaponized to identify and detain protestors. This must stop: Health care must not be used as a tool of repression, and human health and dignity must not be sacrificed for political ends.

The AIPM is an independent, non-political, non-governmental professional body, engaged in the application of physics in medicine and biology and is comprised of Iranians and those of Iranian descent who are professionally engaged in medical physics throughout the world.

Other Iranian scientists and professionals who are interested in the goals and objectives of the AIPM, as set in Article 4, and who meet the membership requirements, as specified in Article 5, can join this association. AIPM is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization based in the U.S. and its resources are strictly used to foster and promote the objectives of the association.

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The mission of the Association is to advance the practice of physics in medicine and biology by encouraging innovative research and development, disseminating scientific and technical information, fostering the education and professional development of medical physicists, to promote communication between the various branches of medical physics and allied subjects, and advocate the highest quality medical physics services for patients.

The latest annual meeting of AIPM took place on July 29, 2025 in Washington, DC

The meeting included a discussion by the group on the role of the AIPM going forward, how to increase its reach and make a positive scientific contribution to the Iranian medical physics community. The discussion was followed by the presentation of the 2025 AIPM award of excellence to Dr. Elahheh Salari, who presented her research to the attendees.