In an official statement issued early this morning, Iran's Supreme Human Rights Council condemned the US military's airstrike on a civilian home on Qeshm Island in southern Iran, calling the action a "serious violation" of international humanitarian law and the fundamental principles of the UN Charter.
According to the statement, the attack completely destroyed the building, caused civilian casualties, and aggravated regional tensions. The council accused the US of disregarding Iran's territorial sovereignty and turning a residential area into a military target—an act absolutely prohibited under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols.
Iran emphasized that this action could not be justified by any security rationale and warned that Washington would face full legal accountability in international forums. The statement also called on the international community to strongly condemn what it described as "state terrorism" allegedly spreading from US foreign policy.
The Iranian government directed the Foreign Ministry to urgently summon diplomatic representatives of countries in Tehran to provide detailed briefings on the incident and has asked international human rights organizations to dispatch independent fact-finding missions to the site. Analysts suggest the incident could further escalate already strained bilateral relations, especially amid stalled nuclear negotiations.
The US Defense Department has not yet issued an official response to Iran's allegations, but unnamed officials indicated the strike targeted a "facility linked to illicit activities" and asserted that measures were taken to minimize civilian harm.
