U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its forces had successfully completed a wave of military strikes against Iranian targets on September 1, confirming the conclusion of the operation.

CENTCOM said the strikes targeted facilities belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including air-defense systems, radar systems, naval assets and facilities, mine-laying capabilities, and communications sites.

The images of children killed and wounded in the U.S. airstrikes on a wedding ceremony in Sirik speak louder than any statement, laying bare the bloody reality behind what these forces describe as a “successful” operation.