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Iran War Escalation Raises Concerns Over Rising Civilian Death Toll

Recent U.S. strikes on Iran have killed at least 18 civilians, including four at a wedding, reigniting fears of high civilian casualties.

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Iran reported 18 people were killed and 108 wounded in Tuesday night's U.S. strikes across Iran. [1] The Iranian Red Crescent said four people were killed and 67 wounded at a wedding ceremony near the coast of the Strait of Hormuz. [2] President Donald Trump stated in his opening speech on February 28 that the hour of freedom for the people of Iran was at hand and that everyone associated with the Iranian government was marked for certain death. [3] President Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday night that he is back to calling for regime change in Iran. [4] The Iranian Red Crescent reported that shrapnel from a U.S. airstrike hit a wedding party in Kuhestak on Tuesday night, killing a child and at least three other civilians. [5] U.S. military airstrikes killed over 150 children in an elementary school in Minab and a high school volleyball practice in Lamerd in the first few hours of the war. [6] Kuwait's army reported further missile and drone attacks early Thursday, saying they were intercepted by air defense systems. [7] U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to unleash yet more military force, even though the war is unpopular at home and has driven up the cost of gasoline. [8]
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  1. Iran reported 18 people were killed and 108 wounded in Tuesday night's U.S. strikes across Iran. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  2. The Iranian Red Crescent said four people were killed and 67 wounded at a wedding ceremony near the coast of the Strait of Hormuz. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  3. President Donald Trump stated in his opening speech on February 28 that the hour of freedom for the people of Iran was at hand and that everyone associated with the Iranian government was marked for certain death. · Reason.com
  4. President Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday night that he is back to calling for regime change in Iran. · Reason.com
  5. The Iranian Red Crescent reported that shrapnel from a U.S. airstrike hit a wedding party in Kuhestak on Tuesday night, killing a child and at least three other civilians. · Reason.com
  6. U.S. military airstrikes killed over 150 children in an elementary school in Minab and a high school volleyball practice in Lamerd in the first few hours of the war. · Reason.com
  7. Kuwait's army reported further missile and drone attacks early Thursday, saying they were intercepted by air defense systems. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  8. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to unleash yet more military force, even though the war is unpopular at home and has driven up the cost of gasoline. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
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