US strike kills family on Qeshm Island

On July 30, 2026, the United States conducted airstrikes in southern Iran, including a strike on a family home in the Chah-Tangu neighborhood of Qeshm City on Iran — Qeshm Island. According to Iranian officials, the strike killed a husband, wife, and their two-year-old son, and injured two other children. Analysis by weapons experts and The New York Times, based on videos, photos, and satellite imagery, indicates the weapon used was a 2,000-pound Mark-84 bomb equipped with a Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kit. The strike was part of a series of attacks the US said were retaliation for Iranian strikes on a US base in Jordan. US Central Command acknowledged the reports of civilian casualties and said it was investigating, while stating the US military never targets civilians. Experts noted potential violations of international humanitarian law due to the use of a large munition in a densely populated area. The strike also destroyed two warehouses and displaced about 20 neighboring households.