Komeil Soheili, an Iranian-born filmmaker residing in Korea, said the international community must stand against the justification of war as a basic principle of humanity regardless of political interests or the complex web of international power dynamics. The director emphasized that the lives of civilians should never be sacrificed for political gains and called for a deeper global understanding of the humanitarian crisis currently occurring in his motherland. "Enemy of my enemy won't be my friend necessarily," Soheili told The Korea Times on Wednesday. "We are against dictatorship and we are against war, and for me, there is no boundary where killing innocent children is acceptable for one side while it is not for the other." The filmmaker is currently watching the unfolding tragedy of his homeland from Korea. On Feb. 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a wave of airstrikes against Iran. Although the strikes led to the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the military operations have continued, leaving the nation in a state of chaos and communication blackouts. Soheili is a na