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// DOSSIER — iranian-red-crescent-seeks-icc-investigation-us-strike
Iranian Red Crescent Seeks ICC Investigation into US Strike on Wedding Party
REL_TIME: 06 Sep 2026 03:42Z · LANG: EN
The Iranian Red Crescent Society has formally petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into a US missile strike that hit a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, southern Iran. The attack, which occurred during a broader wave of US operations targeting coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz, resulted in at least four to five fatalities—including women and children—and dozens of injuries. While Iranian officials have strongly condemned the action as a war crime and demanded accountability through the UN Security Council, the US Central Command maintains that it does not target civilians, attributing strikes to military installations amid escalating hostilities.
// Background
The strike occurred amid renewed military escalations between the United States and Iran around the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, following earlier intense phases of warfare earlier in the year that caused thousands of civilian casualties and extensive damage to infrastructure across Iran.
// Key Developments
- The Iranian Red Crescent Society wrote a letter to the ICC urging a thorough and independent investigation into the strike on a wedding party in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province.
- The attack killed between four and five people, including two children (aged four and 16), and wounded over 60 others.
- Iranian officials, including Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei and UN envoy Gholamhossein Darzi, condemned the strike as a war crime and called for UN Security Council action.
- US Central Command stated it was aware of the reports but emphasized that the US military does not target civilians, noting operations focused on IRGC assets.
- Neither the US nor Iran are parties to the ICC's Rome Statute, but legal experts note Iran could issue an ad hoc declaration granting the court jurisdiction over crimes committed on its territory.
// Timeline
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Initial phase of the US-Israel war on Iran begins, marked by a deadly strike on an elementary school in Minab.
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A ceasefire ends the first major round of hostilities.
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A second period of intense military conflict takes place, resulting in further casualties.
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A US missile strike or resulting shrapnel hits a residential building hosting a wedding party in Kuhestak, southern Iran, killing multiple civilians.
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The Iranian Red Crescent Society officially petitions the ICC to investigate the wedding strike as a potential war crime, while Iranian diplomats press the UN Security Council for condemnation.
// Perspectives
[Iranian Red Crescent Society / Iranian Government]
Strongly condemns the strike as a deliberate attack on civilians and a potential war crime, pressing the ICC for an independent investigation and demanding UN Security Council condemnation.
[United States Central Command (CENTCOM)]
Maintains that the military does not intentionally target civilians and asserts that strikes are aimed at legitimate military assets, air defense sites, and naval capabilities following threats to US personnel and commercial shipping.
[Human Rights Organizations (e.g., Dawn)]
Points out that while neither nation is a party to the Rome Statute, Iran could utilize an ad hoc declaration to grant the ICC jurisdiction over the attacks.
// Quotes
“The reality is so horrifying that even American propaganda has never dared make the claim [the CENTCOM] is making today. Sirik is not a story. The civilians are real. The victims are real.”
“Given the reported civilian character of the location as the venue of a family wedding ceremony, as well as the presence of civilians at the site, the incident raises serious concerns under international humanitarian law and warrants an independent, impartial, thorough, and effective investigation.”
“The Islamic Republic strongly condemns this horrific and appalling crime... the deliberate targeting and killing of civilians, including children, constitutes a grave violation of the fundamental rules of international humanitarian law and amounts to a war crime.”
