Iran launched attacks today against U.S. allies in the Middle East and vowed to crush American enemies, following the deadly strikes it suffered last night—including the bombing of a wedding reception, which Tehran called a “war crime.”
The American strikes killed 19 people—seven members of the armed forces as well as civilians—in one of the deadliest incidents in months.
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For their part, the Iranian armed forces claimed responsibility for attacks against U.S. allies in the region: in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates.
As a result, oil prices rose again, with Brent crude exceeding $90 per barrel.
The U.S. military also launched attacks against Iran on Sunday, for the first time after a month of relative calm.
“U.S. forces struck targets belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” including air defense installations, radar systems, and naval installations, according to a statement by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
Iranian media reported at least 11 deaths: four at a wedding celebration in Shirik (southeast)—where another 70 people were also injured—and seven in Khuzestan (west).
The Revolutionary Guards announced four deaths among their members, as well as four among the Basij paramilitary force.
The speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bayar Galibaf, called the U.S. “Satan” following the bombing of a wedding reception, recalling the bombing of the school in Minab that claimed the lives of 155 people, including 120 children, in the very first hours of the war.
A CENTCOM spokesperson commented that “the U.S. military never targets civilians, unlike the Revolutionary Guards.”
“New Strategy”
Iranian media broadcast footage from the site of the bombed wedding reception. “Another pair of sandals at this military base,” says a man, pointing to a white glittery sandal.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghai condemned the attack as a “war crime,” saying that “a wedding celebration was bombed as part of the U.S.’s desperate attempt to cover up its failure.”
Determined to retaliate, Tehran warned the U.S. that it should expect a “new strategy” aimed at “shaking the enemy to its foundations.” At the same time, it issued a stern warning to “any country that cooperates with the American enemy.”
In Bahrain, Ghislane Saad recounted how she and her two children were awakened by the air raid sirens. “I hope the situation is resolved quickly, especially since the new school year has just begun,” she told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
In Jordan, the army announced that it had shot down ten Iranian missiles, adding that three others fell in remote, uninhabited areas, with no injuries reported.
In Kuwait, a fire broke out in a residential complex following a drone strike, while in Iraq, explosions were heard in Erbil, where the Revolutionary Guards reported that they had launched an attack against a U.S. base.
Source: KYPE
