Iran calls the US strike that hit a wedding at a Kuhestak home a war crime
Shrapnel from a missile hit a wedding held at a home in the coastal town of Kuhestak, and the Iranian Red Crescent Society reported four dead and 67 injured. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei called the strike a war crime, while a Centcom spokesperson said the US military never targets civilians. Iranian authorities said another 14 people were killed elsewhere, and the tolls have no independent confirmation. Tehran answered with missiles and drones aimed at US targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain.
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The new US wave of strikes targeted air defences, radars and maritime assets
Centcom opened a new wave of strikes along Iran's southern coast and said the targets included air defence positions, radar systems, maritime assets and Revolutionary Guard communications facilities. The command said the strikes followed recent attempted attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on US forces and on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian media reported explosions in Hormozgan, Sistan-Baluchestan, Kerman and Khuzestan.[1], [2]
The Iranian Red Crescent reports four dead and 67 injured at Kuhestak
The Iranian Red Crescent Society said shrapnel from a missile hit a wedding held at a home in Kuhestak, killing four people and injuring 67; among the dead was four-year-old Amirali Karimi. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei called the strike a war crime. Centcom spokesperson Navy Captain Tim Hawkins said the US military never targets civilians and that the command was aware of the reports. Iranian authorities said another 14 people were killed elsewhere, and the tolls have no independent confirmation. BBC Verify examined videos and CCTV footage and placed the destroyed telecommunications tower about 112 metres from the house where the wedding was held.[1], [2]
Gulf capitals condemn Iran's retaliation against US targets
Iran sent missiles and drones at US targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain, and most were reported intercepted. Kuwait said one drone started a fire in a residential complex without causing casualties. The Gulf Cooperation Council condemned Iran's retaliatory strikes as heinous and a breach of sovereignty, and the United Arab Emirates called them a flagrant breach and a threat to security. Trump asked on Truth Social whether the strait should be renamed the Trump Strait, then said at the White House the same afternoon that he did not mean it and had just thrown the idea out. Ship crossings through the Strait of Hormuz fell to six vessels on Tuesday, against 19 the previous Friday and about 138 on a normal day before the war began in February.[1], [2]
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