The Iranian governor's office for Hormozgan Province (Guy) accused US forces of deliberately bombing a vital civilian water facility in Sirik, destroying it along with two tanks, in what it called a calculated war crime. The claim is reported via state-aligned channels and is unverified independently.
The accusation, published Wednesday evening, escalates the war of narratives surrounding three days of US-Iran exchanges. Iran's Cabinet spokesman earlier this week acknowledged that US strikes had caused damage to infrastructure in Hormozgan Province, and claimed water supply was restored within 12 hours. Now, local officials are framing the strikes as deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure rather than collateral damage from military targeting. As The Zioneer reported earlier today, Tehran simultaneously claims its own retaliatory drone operation hit the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain — a claim Washington dismisses. No independent verification of the Sirik civilian water facility's destruction or its deliberate targeting has been published. The accusation comes as CENTCOM continues a campaign of strikes on Iranian coastal air defenses and radar sites, reported since June 9.
6 developments
- DevelopingIranian state-affiliated media accuse US of war crimes in Sirik strikes
- ConfirmedUS strikes hit petrochemical plant in Iran as Sirik base fire continues
- StrongIranian Foreign Ministry warns of further strikes on US bases, infrastructure
- DevelopingIran claims it attacked enemy forces near Strait of Hormuz
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- Internal intake