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Deadly strike on Iranian wedding likely a direct hit by US

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An explosion that ripped through a wedding celebration in southern Iran likely resulted from a direct hit by a U.S. munition, according to an analysis by weapons experts.

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Developments in this update

5 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. What do we know about the fatal US bombing of a wedding in Iran’s Sirik?

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

  2. Iran accuses U.S. of war crime after strike allegedly kills at least 4 at wedding

    Headline from CBS News ·

  3. US Fatally Bombs Wedding in Iran, Killing 4, Including Children

    Headline from Truthout ·

  4. Vance: US probing airstrike that Iran says hit a wedding party

    Headline from Military Times ·

  5. Newest

    Deadly strike on Iranian wedding likely a direct hit by US

    Headline from Omaha World-Herald ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

19 articles, oldest first.

  1. BBC News

    Watch: What we know about reported strike on Iran wedding celebrations (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    BBC Verify looks at footage showing the aftermath of a strike on a building in southern Iran.

  2. Al Jazeera

    What do we know about the fatal US bombing of a wedding in Iran’s Sirik? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    A residential building and a telecom tower were struck overnight, as Iran and the US launched more strikes over Hormuz.

  3. The Guardian

    Iran accuses US of ‘war crime’ after missile blast kills four people at wedding (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Blast also injures 68 guests at the wedding in southern Iran, prompting fears of escalation in hostilities Middle East crisis live – latest updates Iran has accused the US of a war crime after a missile blast killed at least four people and injured 68 who were attending a wedding at a private home i…

  4. Washington Examiner

    US ‘looking into’ reports from Iranian state media that US missile hit wedding (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The U.S. military is looking into reports from Iranian state media that an American airstrike on Tuesday hit a house in southern Iran where a wedding was taking place. “We’re aware of the reports, which originated from Iranian state media, and we are looking into them,” Cmdr. Tim Hawkins, a U.S.

  5. Truthout

    US Fatally Bombs Wedding in Iran, Killing 4, Including Children (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Bomb remnants suggest the strike was carried out with a weapon once advertised as the Navy’s “most accurate” missile.

  6. MyNorthwest

    What to know about a reported US airstrike that hit a wedding in Iran (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    CAIRO (AP) — A U.S. missile hit a home in southern Iran where dozens were gathered to celebrate the wedding of a fisherman’s daughter, according to a rights group and Iranian media. Iranian state media said four people — two women and two children — were killed and more than 60 were wounded.

  7. Triblive

    What to know about a reported U.S. airstrike that hit a wedding in Iran (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    CAIRO — A U.S. missile hit a home in southern Iran where dozens were gathered to celebrate the wedding of a fisherman’s daughter, according to a rights group and Iranian media.

  8. CBS News

    Iran accuses U.S. of war crime after strike allegedly kills at least 4 at wedding (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Iran accused the United States of war crimes on Wednesday over a strike that they say killed multiple civilians at a wedding party near the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Iran Red Crescent urges ICC probe into deadly US strike on wedding party (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Outrage grows over US strike that killed four people and wounded 67 at a wedding party in Kuhestak.

  10. BBC News

    Watch: JD Vance 'extremely sceptical' over alleged strike on Iranian wedding (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    Iran has accused the US of a war crime after officials said a missile strike killed four people, including two children, at a wedding celebration.

  11. Al-Monitor

    Vance: US probing airstrike that Iran says hit a wedding party (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - U.S.Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the United States is investigating anairstrike that Iran says struck a wedding party in Iran. "We're investigating it because obviously we care. We want to know," Vance told reporters during a White House press briefing.

  12. The Guardian

    JD Vance reacts to airstrike that killed four at Iran wedding: ‘Things happen’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The vice-president says he’s ‘extremely skeptical’ of Iran reports when asked whether US was responsible for deaths The US vice-president, JD Vance, said “sometimes things happen” when asked on Thursday whether an American strike was responsible for killing four people, including a child, at a weddi…

  13. BBC News

    US investigating if missile hit Iran wedding, Vance says (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said shrapnel from a missile hit the ceremony and killed four people on Tuesday.

  14. Al-Monitor

    US probes Iran wedding strike that analysis shows was likely direct hit by US munition (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    By Nilo Tabrizy, Edward Carron, Idrees Ali and George Sargent Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that the United States was investigating a deadly strike on an Iranian wedding earlier this week that an analysis published by Reuters showed likely resulted from a direct hit by a U.S.

  15. Omaha World-Herald

    Deadly strike on Iranian wedding likely a direct hit by US (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    An explosion that ripped through a wedding celebration in southern Iran likely resulted from a direct hit by a U.S. munition, according to an analysis by weapons experts.

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