- The US military has been accused of killing a family – a mother, father, and their two-year-old son – during renewed strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island last week, according to a new analysis.
- American forces reportedly dropped a 907kg Mark 84 bomb on a populated neighbourhood in Chah-Tangu, leaving a 30ft wide crater, with the couple's other two children pulled alive from the rubble.
- Analysis by the New York Times, based on photographs, video footage, and satellite imagery, found no evidence of a military site near the family's home, questioning the use of such a large bomb in a densely populated area.
- US Central Command (Centcom) spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins stated they are investigating the reports and reiterated that the US military never targets civilians.
- This incident follows previous scrutiny over a fatal strike on a girls' school in Minab, Iran, on the first day of the conflict, which Iranian officials claim killed over 175 children and teachers, prompting calls from Democratic senators for full investigation disclosure.
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