Event Brief
Iran condemns US attack near children’s cancer hospital
Filed: Jul 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM ET
Summary: Iran’s foreign ministry condemned a US strike near Shahid Baghaei Specialised Hospital in Ahvaz.
WHO: Esmaeil Baghaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson
WHAT: Baghaei accused the United States of a “cowardly war crime” and said patients were evacuated after a blast near the hospital.
WHEN: Jul 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM ET
WHERE: Ahvaz, Iran
WHY: Iran was reacting to a blast near the children’s cancer hospital that Baghaei said forced the evacuation of 211 chemotherapy patients.
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