A U.S. missile strike hit a house where a wedding was being celebrated on the night of Tuesday, September 1, in Kuhestak, in Iran's Hormozgan province, killing at least five people and wounding 68, according to The Guardian. Iran's Foreign Ministry characterized the attack as a war crime.
The strike ended a one-month truce in exchanges between the United States and Iran and opened a new cycle of reprisals: Tehran launched drones and missiles against U.S. bases in the region, according to The Guardian. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) stated that its strikes target military objectives and that its forces never attack civilians, Al Jazeera reported. For Mexico, the variable to watch is the Strait of Hormuz: before the conflict, at least 20% of the world's oil supply transited through that passage, according to The Guardian, and its disruption sustains upward pressure on the price of Mexico's export crude blend.
The Hormozgan governor's office identified four of the victims: Amir Ali Karimi, age four; Mohammad Malahi, age 16; and Kolsoum Malahi and Zarkhatoun Taheri, both age 43, Al Jazeera reported. The Iranian Red Crescent documented the site and submitted a letter to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court requesting legal action against those responsible for the attack. At the scene, weapons analysts cited by The Guardian identified debris consistent with a Boeing SLAM-ER missile, a 1,500-pound GPS-guided weapon; cameras in the area recorded at least six impacts within one minute, and a telecommunications tower located approximately 150 meters from the residence was also struck.
Iran's military spokesperson promised a harder and broader reprisal, while the United States maintains its objective of degrading Iran's coastal military capability in order to reopen transit through Hormuz, according to The Guardian. The next round of exchanges will determine whether the strait remains closed, the variable Mexico will monitor closely for its effect on crude prices.
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