Attack on head ranger station in Hormozgan province

Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, issued a message in response to an attack he described as a “U.S. military aggression” on locations in Iran, including Hormozgan province. The attack took place in the early hours of Tuesday, July 14, 2026, on a senior environmental protection post in the village of Seyed Jowzar, Hajiabad County, in northern Hormozgan, and resulted in the deaths of three members of the family of Javad Hassanzadeh, a ranger. Baghaei described the incident as “the latest example of U.S. war crimes against the territorial integrity of Iran.”

• Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, described the attack on the senior environmental protection post in Hormozgan province as “the latest example of a U.S. war crime against the territorial integrity of Iran.”
• Baghaei said that “the list of U.S. crimes against Iranians grows longer every day” and that “with each passing day, the United States reveals a new layer of its hostility toward Iran.”
• According to Baghaei, the attack occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
• The attack targeted a senior environmental protection post in the village of Seyed Jowzar, Hajiabad County, in northern Hormozgan.
• In this incident, three members of the family of Mr. Javad Hassanzadeh, a ranger, were killed.
• Baghaei described the attack as “the latest example of the heinous U.S. war crimes over the past four and a half months.”
• He also said these “war crimes” began with the “assassination of Iranian leaders, children, women, and men in Tehran, Minab, Lamerd, and... on March 1, 2025.”
• The Foreign Ministry spokesperson emphasized that “each new crime strengthens Iranians’ resolve to pursue justice and punish those responsible.”
• Baghaei’s message was posted on X.. Coverage difference: Some outlets such as ISNA, Mehr News, and IRNA referred more generally to Esmail Baghaei’s reaction and his remarks about “U.S. war crimes” and the “growing list of crimes.” In contrast, outlets such as Fars, Khabar Fori, Shargh daily, and Etemad daily provided more details about the attack, including the exact date (July 14, 2026), the precise location (Seyed Jowzar village, Hajiabad County), the number of fatalities (three), and the ranger’s identity (Javad Hassanzadeh). Some outlets also quoted Baghaei as saying that these “war crimes” began on “March 1, 2025” with the “assassination of Iranian leaders, children, women, and men in Tehran, Minab, Lamerd, and...” details that were not addressed in other sources.