US Drone Strike Turns Iranian Wedding into Scene of Mourning, 5 Killed
Iran has accused the United States of bombing a residential house during a wedding celebration in Sirik county, southern Hormozgan province, killing at least five people, including a child. The strike hit the town of Kuhestak early Wednesday morning.Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei called it a “barbaric attack,” saying more than 50 people —…
Iran has accused the United States of bombing a residential house during a wedding celebration in Sirik county, southern Hormozgan province, killing at least five people, including a child. The strike hit the town of Kuhestak early Wednesday morning.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei called it a “barbaric attack,” saying more than 50 people — including women and children — were killed or wounded. Health Ministry official Hossein Kermanpour confirmed on X that a child was among the dead, adding that power and phone services in the area were cut off following the strike.
Sirik county governor Reza Shahidian told state broadcaster IRIB that 63 people were injured, including 50 women and children. All the wounded were transferred to a hospital in the nearby city of Minab, where officials said their condition was stable. Iran’s Red Crescent Society released footage showing a building with its walls and windows destroyed by the blast, along with debris scattered across the ground.
Semi-official Fars news agency broadcast an account from a child survivor, who said he had heard fighter jets before reaching the venue. “When we got there, there was an explosion. It was very intense. Bricks, stones and cement hit my face and head, and many others were injured too,” he said. “Everyone there was an ordinary civilian.”
