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[^2]\n\nThe United States has adopted a new military policy to directly strike Iranian tankers as a direct response to attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. [^3]\n\nAl Jazeera reported on 2026-09-02 that the death toll from a US airstrike on an Iranian wedding has risen to at least 18 lives lost, including four members of the Revolutionary Guard in the western province of Kermanshah. [^4]\n\nOn 2024-06-19, Brent crude futures traded above US$97 a barrel at one point, marking their highest intraday level since early June 2024. [^5]\n\nIran attacked American military positions across the Middle East on Wednesday after the United States carried out its largest strikes against the Islamic Republic since July. [^6]\n\nThe US naval blockade has prevented Iranian-owned tankers from returning to ports in Iran, leaving them stuck at sea. [^7]\n\nIranian Health Minister Mohammad Reza Zafari stated on September 2, 2026, that 18 people were killed and 108 injured in US airstrikes on multiple provinces. [^8]\n\nFootage from the site of an attack on a wedding in Sirik, Iran, shows debris consistent with a US-made cruise missile. [^9]\n\nIran blames the United States for a missile strike on a wedding in Sirik that killed four civilians and injured 50 others. [^10]\n\nThe US military denies responsibility for the attack, with a spokesperson stating they never target civilians. [^11]\n\nUS Central Command (CENTCOM) struck and destroyed two rocket launchers on Iran's Larak Island on 2026-08-30 after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces were seen preparing to fire toward the Strait of Hormuz, according to the report's account. 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