At least five people were killed and 68 injured after a wedding near Sirik, a coastal area along Iran’s Strait of Hormuz, was reportedly hit during a US attack, according to Iranian state media.
Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that a four-year-old child was among those killed. The casualty figures were also reported by Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, citing a provincial official.
The claims could not be independently verified from the information available in the supplied report.
The incident comes amid a major escalation in the ongoing Iran-US conflict, with military strikes and counterstrikes intensifying tensions across the region.
Iran condemns reported attack
Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the reported incident, describing the wedding as having been turned into a scene of death.
In a statement shared by the Iran in India account, the ministry said the attack had transformed a celebration into a tragedy and accused the US of causing civilian deaths.
Iran said the deaths would not be forgotten and warned that it would respond to what it described as a crime.
The statement also criticised governments and international institutions that Tehran said had remained silent or attempted to justify attacks against Iran.
Iran links incident to earlier school strike
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson also connected the reported wedding deaths to what Iran described as previous US military actions.
According to Reuters, the spokesperson said the “cruelty” could not be separated from a wider chain of alleged atrocities.
The remarks referred to a February 28 US strike on a primary school in Minab, which Iran says killed 168 children.
The US has previously described the incident as a mistake, according to the supplied report.
Rising tensions around Strait of Hormuz
The reported wedding incident comes as tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz remain particularly high.
The strategically important waterway is a major route for global energy shipments, making any escalation around the region a concern for international markets and governments.
The latest claims of civilian casualties are likely to add to international scrutiny of the expanding conflict and the potential humanitarian consequences of further military action.
Iran’s government has vowed to respond to what it described as “savage crimes”, while also accusing international institutions of failing to adequately address civilian casualties.
Independent confirmation of the reported death toll, the circumstances surrounding the wedding gathering and the precise nature of the alleged strike remains awaited.
