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Iran Calls US Missile Strike on Wedding 'War Crime'

Iranian officials condemn a US missile strike on a wedding in Hormozgan as a war crime.

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During the second night of US attacks on Iran, missiles struck a house in the Hormozgan province where a wedding was being celebrated. [1] The Iranian Red Crescent confirmed the death of four people and stated that more than 50 people were injured in the incident in the city of Kuhestak. [2] US President Donald Trump stated during an Oval Office briefing that it would not be appropriate to say if he would greenlight the CIA arming Iranians to encourage a violent uprising. [3] Iran accused the United States of striking a residential building where a wedding was taking place in Kuhestak, Sirik County, Hormozgan Province, during recent US attacks on Iranian targets. [4] The Iranian Embassy in Mexico condemned a US military strike on a wedding in the port of Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, stating it left 70 victims. [5] Esmaeil Baqaei described Washington's military operations as an illegal war of choice. [6] Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, characterized the missile strike as a war crime. [7] The US airstrikes on Iran's southern coast on Tuesday killed 18 people, including two children at a wedding near Sirik in Hormozgan province. [8] Trump was asked by a reporter if he would send the CIA in to arm Iranians, a question posed after the US unleashed a barrage of strikes on Iran's southern coast. [9] Iran has issued threats of retaliation against the United States following the alleged strike on the wedding venue. [10] The attack on the wedding venue in Kuhestak has elevated tensions between Iran and the United States. [11] Iranian officials characterized the attack as a violation of fundamental principles of international law, the UN Charter, and international humanitarian law. [12]
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  1. During the second night of US attacks on Iran, missiles struck a house in the Hormozgan province where a wedding was being celebrated. · Caracol Radio
  2. The Iranian Red Crescent confirmed the death of four people and stated that more than 50 people were injured in the incident in the city of Kuhestak. · Caracol Radio
  3. US President Donald Trump stated during an Oval Office briefing that it would not be appropriate to say if he would greenlight the CIA arming Iranians to encourage a violent uprising. · middleeasteye.net
  4. Iran accused the United States of striking a residential building where a wedding was taking place in Kuhestak, Sirik County, Hormozgan Province, during recent US attacks on Iranian targets. · EL NORTE
  5. The Iranian Embassy in Mexico condemned a US military strike on a wedding in the port of Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, stating it left 70 victims. · El Universal
  6. Esmaeil Baqaei described Washington's military operations as an illegal war of choice. · Caracol Radio
  7. Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, characterized the missile strike as a war crime. · Caracol Radio
  8. The US airstrikes on Iran's southern coast on Tuesday killed 18 people, including two children at a wedding near Sirik in Hormozgan province. · middleeasteye.net
  9. Trump was asked by a reporter if he would send the CIA in to arm Iranians, a question posed after the US unleashed a barrage of strikes on Iran's southern coast. · middleeasteye.net
  10. Iran has issued threats of retaliation against the United States following the alleged strike on the wedding venue. · EL NORTE
  11. The attack on the wedding venue in Kuhestak has elevated tensions between Iran and the United States. · EL NORTE
  12. Iranian officials characterized the attack as a violation of fundamental principles of international law, the UN Charter, and international humanitarian law. · El Universal
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