Hormoz Island off Iran's Hormozgan coast (file). Photo: Qeshmnil via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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US strike on Iranian wedding kills four, wounds 67.
A US strike hit a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, a town near Sirik in Iran's Hormozgan province, at about 9:30pm on Tuesday. Iranian officials say four people were killed, including two women and two children aged four and 16, and 67 more were wounded.
Iran's health ministry said the overall death toll from strikes that day reached 18, with 142 wounded. Iran's Red Crescent Society has formally asked the International Criminal Court to investigate, calling the strike a possible war crime given the residential, civilian setting.
Iran seeks condemnation
Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei rejected US claims that civilians were not targeted, saying "the reality is so horrifying that even American propaganda has never dared make the claim [the US military] is making today." Iran's UN envoy has asked the Security Council to condemn the strike. US Central Command acknowledged the reports but maintains it does not target civilians.
The strike came as the US-Iran conflict escalated. President Trump has said he may soon order strikes on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain facility, believed to host nuclear infrastructure, and the US Treasury has sanctioned a Turkish bank over alleged Iran links. Vice President JD Vance has declined to give a timeline for ending the confrontation, while Washington says it will not talk to Tehran until attacks on shipping in the Gulf stop.
Sources: Al Jazeera; Al Jazeera
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A US strike hit a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, a town near Sirik in Iran’s Hormozgan province, at about 9:30pm on Tuesday. Iranian officials say four people were killed, including two women and two children aged four and 16, and 67 more were wounded.
Iran’s health ministry said the overall death toll from strikes that day reached 18, with 142 wounded. Iran’s Red Crescent Society has formally asked the International Criminal Court to investigate, calling the strike a possible war crime given the residential, civilian setting.
Iran seeks condemnation
Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei rejected US claims that civilians were not targeted, saying “the reality is so horrifying that even American propaganda has never dared make the claim [the US military] is making today.” Iran’s UN envoy has asked the Security Council to condemn the strike. US Central Command acknowledged the reports but maintains it does not target civilians.
The strike came as the US-Iran conflict escalated. President Trump has said he may soon order strikes on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain facility, believed to host nuclear infrastructure, and the US Treasury has sanctioned a Turkish bank over alleged Iran links. Vice President JD Vance has declined to give a timeline for ending the confrontation, while Washington says it will not talk to Tehran until attacks on shipping in the Gulf stop.
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