TEHRAN — The Iranian Red Crescent Society has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate a U.S. missile strike on a residential home in Kuhestak, Sirik County, in Hormozgan province. The strike occurred during a family wedding ceremony and killed four people, including a child, according to Iranian officials cited by Tasnim news agency.
Missile fragments struck the home where the wedding was taking place. The provincial Red Crescent initially reported more than 50 people wounded. Some injured were treated and discharged; others were transferred to Minab Hospital.
The Red Crescent later specified that four people were killed and 67 wounded. Subsequent reports have cited varying casualty figures, with some sources reporting five deaths and between 50 and 68 injuries.
In its letter to the ICC prosecutor, the Red Crescent said the strike raises serious concerns under international humanitarian law and called for an independent, impartial and thorough investigation.
The organization stated the incident could constitute a war crime if an investigation establishes the legal requirements under the Rome Statute are met. The Red Crescent also raised concerns about proportionality—the principle prohibiting attacks where anticipated civilian harm would be excessive compared with the concrete military advantage expected from the strike.
The request elevates the dispute beyond political condemnation to seek legal action based on reported evidence. The Iranian Red Crescent Society aims to establish what target was being attacked and what occurred during the strike through international legal process.
