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U.S. Missile Strike Hits Wedding Gathering in Southern Iran
A missile hit a house in southern Iran where a family was celebrating a wedding.
The house belonged to a fisherman whose daughter was getting married.
Iranian media said four people, including two children, died and at least 68 people were hurt.
A rights group said one of the children may have been killed in a separate strike on a nearby communications tower.
Pictures showed a damaged building, a crater and belongings scattered around.
Other missiles reportedly hit the communications tower and a port pier.
The U.S. military said it was attacking military equipment such as air defenses, radar and maritime assets.
U.S. officials said they were checking reports that the wedding gathering had been hit.
A U.S. missile struck a home in Kuhestak, Iran, during a wedding celebration, according to Iranian media and a rights group.
Iranian state media reported four deaths—two women and two children—and at least 68 injuries.
A nearby communications tower and a port pier were also reportedly hit in the same round of strikes.
The U.S. military said its bombardment targeted air defenses, radar systems and maritime assets, and said it was examining reports of the wedding strike.
Death figures differed initially, with a provincial official first reporting five fatalities before state media revised the toll to four.
- Who
- Wedding guests and residents of Kuhestak were affected; the strike was attributed to the United States by Iranian media and a rights group.
- What
- A missile struck a home during a wedding gathering, killing four people according to Iranian state media and injuring at least 68.
- Where
- Kuhestak, a coastal town near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran.
- When
- Tuesday, during the latest round of U.S. bombardment in southern Iran.
- Why
- The U.S. military said its strikes targeted air defenses, radar systems and maritime assets; it was reviewing reports about the wedding strike.
Iranian Accounts and Civilian Witnesses
U.S. Military Account
Nature of the strike
Iranian Accounts and Civilian Witnesses
Iranian media and a rights group said a U.S. missile hit a home where a wedding was being celebrated, causing civilian deaths and injuries.
U.S. Military Account
The U.S. military said its bombardment was aimed at air defenses, radar systems and maritime assets, and it was reviewing the wedding-strike reports.
Number of deaths
Iranian Accounts and Civilian Witnesses
Iranian state media reported four deaths, while a provincial official initially said five people had been killed. The rights group gave a different account of one child’s death, saying it resulted from a strike on a nearby communications tower.
U.S. Military Account
No U.S. military casualty assessment or confirmation of the reported wedding deaths was provided in the article.
Additional targets
Iranian Accounts and Civilian Witnesses
Witnesses cited by a rights documentation group said at least two missiles hit a communications tower and another hit a port pier.
U.S. Military Account
The article does not provide a separate U.S. response about the communications tower or pier strikes.
Key facts
- Reported deaths
- Four people: two women and two children aged 4 and 16, according to Iranian state media.
- Reported injuries
- At least 68 people were wounded, according to IRNA and Iranian state television.
- Strike location
- A home in Kuhestak, about 30 kilometers from Minab.
- Other reported targets
- A communications tower at Kuhestak’s port and a nearby pier were also hit.
- Initial death toll
- A provincial deputy governor initially reported five deaths before the figure changed to four.
- U.S. response
- U.S. Central Command spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said the military was looking into the reports.
- Broader conflict
- The strikes occurred during a six-month war that began with U.S. and Israeli attacks, according to the article.
Quotes
Ali Mallahi
Iranian fisherman whose daughter’s wedding was being celebrated at the struck home
“The missile completely destroyed the ceiling of the house.”
deccanchronicle.com
Unidentified injured wedding attendee
Man interviewed at a hospital after being injured near the wedding gathering
“Blocks were falling and hitting people’s heads. And many small children and women that were there were terribly injured. So many.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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