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- Iran has accused the United States of bombing a house during a wedding celebration in the southern county of Sirik, killing at least five people, including a child.
- Esmaeil Baghaei, the spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the “brutal” attack hit a residence in the city of Kuhestak early on Wednesday.
- At least five people were killed, according to Iran’s Press TV.
- Governor Reza Shahidiyan reported that at least 63 others were wounded, and that 50 of the victims were women and children.
- All of the wounded have been taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Minab and are “in stable condition,” he said.
- A child witness described hearing fighter jets before the explosion, saying “Bricks, stones, and cement hit me in the face and head, and many others were injured,” and that “Everyone was just ordinary civilians.”
- The US military announced a new wave of attacks against “Iranian military targets,” saying it followed attempted attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and on US troops.
- The US military said it had hit Iranian air defence sites, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine-laying capabilities and communications sites.
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“The attack hit a residence in Kuhestak early Wednesday, with the foreign ministry spokesman calling it 'brutal.' The governor said 63 were wounded, 50 of them women and children, all taken to a hospital in Minab in stable condition.”
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“Iran has accused the United States of bombing a house during a wedding celebration in the southern county of Sirik, killing at least five people, including a child.”
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