Iranian foreign ministry spokesman BAGHAEI rebuked CENTCOM spokesperson Hawkins after Hawkins said the US does not target civilians. BAGHAEI cited documented US strikes in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2002, 2004 and 2008 that he said killed civilians, inc

2026-09-02

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman BAGHAEI rebuked CENTCOM spokesperson Hawkins after Hawkins said the US does not target civilians. BAGHAEI cited documented US strikes in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2002, 2004 and 2008 that he said killed civilians, including women and children, and pointed to a scene in the US drama Homeland depicting a drone strike on a Pakistani wedding that killed about 40 civilians. He said the Sirik wedding attack is not a story and the victims are real.