Iran’s top negotiator calls US ‘Satan’ after wedding attack
At least four people were killed and dozens wounded in a late-night US strike on a wedding ceremony in Kuhestak, southern Iran.
Tehran, Iran - Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, denounced the United States as "Satan" following a deadly attack on a wedding ceremony in southern Iran. At least four individuals were killed and dozens more were wounded in the late-night strike on the celebration in Kuhestak. Ghalibaf stated that the perpetrators targeted children and families, drawing parallels to other violent incidents in Iran during the early stages of the Middle East conflict, such as the attack on a school in Minab.
Speaking on social media platform X, Ghalibaf noted that if an entity behaves like Satan, selects targets like Satan, and kills like Satan, it too is Satan. He further emphasized that a junior version of such an entity is referred to as "the Great Satan." The term "Satan" has been used by Iranian leaders to denote the United States since 1979.
In retaliation for the wedding attack, Iran launched drone and missile strikes against US military bases across the Middle East, including in Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Iraq's Kurdistan region. However, the US military did not respond to the assault on the wedding party. A CENTCOM spokesperson, Tim Hawkins, affirmed that the US military never engages in civilian-targeting, contrasting this with the actions of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
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