Iran accuses US of ‘war crime’ after missile blast kills five people at wedding
Blast also injures 68 guests at the wedding in southern Iran, prompting fears of escalation in hostilities
TL;DR
- A US missile strike on a wedding in Kuhestak, Iran, killed five people, including a child, and injured 68.
- Iran has accused the US of committing a "war crime" and vowed to respond with "firmness".
- The US Central Command stated that US military never targets civilians, contrasting with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps.
- The attack ended an uneasy truce and signals a potential resumption of escalated hostilities.
- Iran responded to the US strikes by launching drones and missiles at US bases across the Middle East.
- Remnants of a US-made Slam-Er missile were identified at the strike site.
- US targets along Iran's coast aim to degrade its capacity to block the strait of Hormuz.