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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei condemned the attack in which civilians were reportedly killed on Qeshm Island, arguing that the incident would further strengthen the unity and solidarity of the Iranian people.

Baqaei claimed that the overnight attack on Qeshm killed taxi driver Keysar Jafari, his wife Zahra Jafari and their two-year-old son Sina.

Baqaei also said that many homes were destroyed as a result of the attack.

Describing the attack as "cowardly," Baqaei said: "These crimes, reminiscent of ISIS terrorist acts and committed under the guise of 'peace through strength' in order to punish a nation for insisting on its rights, dignity and independence, will never grant their perpetrators authority or legitimacy. With every explosion, every murder, every sanction, every threat and every child killed, you make Iranians more determined and more united in defending their homeland."