The Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, indicated this Thursday that U.S. authorities have opened an investigation into Iran's accusations regarding an alleged attack attributed to Washington against a wedding in the south of the country, in which at least five people are said to have died. Despite this, he emphasized that the forces of his country "never attack civilians," unlike Tehran.
From the White House, Vance explained at a press conference that he is informed of the process being carried out by military commanders to clarify what happened. However, he has questioned the version disseminated by Iranian state media, emphasizing that "they have not been very precise in recounting what happened during the conflict."
"That is why I am extremely skeptical about it. What I can state with complete certainty is that, unlike the Revolutionary Guard, the United States never attacks civilians in combat. We will never do it; we have never done it. And, unfortunately, as is obvious, incidents sometimes occur, but in this specific case, I do not believe we have conclusive information in one direction or another," he explained.
Vance insisted that U.S. institutions continue to analyze the case because they are "concerned" and want to clarify the facts. He emphasized that "and if we make mistakes, which is the big difference between us and Iran, our Armed Forces learn from them."
For his part, the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Ahmad Vahidi, warned that there will be a reaction to the bombing, which he described as "criminal and terrorist," after the number of deceased has risen to five this Thursday following the death of one of the seriously injured.
In parallel, the head of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, recalled in May that the investigation into the attack that caused the death of around 150 girls in an Iranian school in Minab on February 28 continues, and noted that it remains "complex" because the school was located on an Iranian base, something that Tehran vehemently denies.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, had already called on Washington in March to conclude that investigation. Following the bombing against the wedding ceremony this week, the president of the Iranian Parliament and main negotiator of the country, Mohamed Baqer Qalibaf, has once again brought up the attack against the school in Minab.