Iran condemns ‘barbaric’ US attack near children’s cancer hospital

Iran accused the United States of committing a 'cowardly war crime' by striking near Shahid Baghaei Specialised Hospital in Ahvaz, forcing the evacuation of 211 chemotherapy patients. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei called the attack 'barbaric' and compared it to Israeli strikes on healthcare facilities in Gaza. A doctor at the hospital described the blast as 'intense' and so close that staff thought the hospital had been hit. The US did not comment on the incident.