In a post on its X account on Thursday, the embassy said that the recent US military attack on a wedding ceremony in the city of Kuhestak in Sirik, Hormozgan Province, was part of a long history of deadly attacks by US forces and their allies on wedding ceremonies in various countries.
The embassy said, “If you want to turn a wedding into a funeral, leave it to the US terrorist military. They have a long track record of doing exactly that.
July 1, 2002: More than 100 killed in the bombing of a wedding in Kakarak village, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
September 18, 2003: More than 5 killed and wounded in the bombing of a wedding in Fallujah, Iraq.
May 19, 2004: 42 killed in the bombing of a wedding in Bakar al-Dhib village, Anbar Province, Iraq.
October 8, 2004: 13 killed, including the groom, in the bombing of a wedding in Fallujah, Iraq.
July 6, 2008: 47 killed, including the bride, in the bombing of a wedding in Deh Bala, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
November 2008: 37 killed, including 23 children, in the bombing of a wedding in Wagh Baghtu, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
June 2012: 18 killed, including 9 children, in the bombing of a wedding in Logar Province, Afghanistan.
September 28, 2015: 131 women and children killed in the bombing of a wedding in Wahijah, Taiz, Yemen (by a US-backed coalition).
September 1, 2026: 70 killed or wounded in the bombing of a wedding in Kuhestak, Sirik, Hormozgan Province, Iran.”
It further underlined, “Stop war crimes, prosecute war criminals.”
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