Key facts
- A US strike on Iran's Hormuzgan province killed eight civilians.
- The attacks targeted bridges and civilian infrastructure.
- Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei called the strike a "blatant war crime."
- Baqaei stated the US demonstrated its "strength" by attacking civilian infrastructure and killing innocent people.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has labeled a recent US strike on Hormuzgan province as a "blatant war crime." The attack, which targeted bridges, resulted in the deaths of eight civilians, according to local Iranian media reports. One strike hit a bridge, killing six people in two family cars. Another strike in Bandar Abbas killed a woman and left a one-year-old child with an amputated limb, while a fuel delivery driver was also killed. Baqaei asserted that the US demonstrated its "strength" by attacking civilian infrastructure and killing innocent people. He further claimed that the strikes had bolstered the determination and unity of the Iranian populace, stating they were now "more determined and united than ever" and would ensure their "enemies bitterly regret this criminal aggression."