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Iran blasts US strike on Qeshm island that killed family of three
Iran blasts US strike on Qeshm island that killed family of three
Iran has condemned a US strike on a residential building on Qeshm Island in southern Iran that killed three civilians. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the overnight attack destroyed several homes…
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Iran has condemned a US strike on a residential building on Qeshm Island in southern Iran that killed three civilians. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the overnight attack destroyed several homes and killed taxi driver Qaisar Jafari, his wife Zahra, and their two-year-old son Sina.
Baghaei called the attack a 'criminal act' carried out under the 'guise of peace through force'. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf also condemned the strike, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned of a harsh response against US accomplices in West Asia.
The Indian Opinion
Two narratives are hardening: Iran calls the strike 'ISIS-style terrorism' while the US has not yet explained the target. Iran's history of retaliatory strikes against US allies in the region, such as its 2019 attack on Saudi Aramco facilities, should be kept in mind. The question is whether the US will confirm the strike and, if so, what precise intelligence justified hitting a home on Qeshm island. The family's identity as a taxi driver, his wife, and a two-year-old son will test how the White House frames its justification.
Source: thehansindia.com
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