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Iran fires missiles at Jordan after US strikes kill wedding party and hit tankers

US strikes killed five at a wedding in Iran and hit two tankers; Iran fired missiles toward Jordan.

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Hormozgan provincial officials said on 2026-09-02 that US strikes on a home in Kuhestak where a wedding was taking place killed five people, including a child, and wounded at least 68 others. [1] Iran's military said on 2026-09-02 that it launched ballistic missiles toward Jordan, targeting a US base near the Gulf of Aqaba. [2] A survey conducted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst between August 21 and 26, 2025, among 1,000 respondents found that 32% of Americans support President Donald Trump, a decrease of one percentage point from the March measurement. [3] Support for Donald Trump among Republican voters dropped from 89% in April 2025 to 75% in the August 2025 survey, representing a decline of 14 percentage points. [4] Axios reported on 2026-09-02 that the US military struck two Iranian government tankers during Tuesday's attacks, the first time it had targeted such vessels, under a new 'tanker for tanker' policy approved by President Donald Trump. [5] The deputy governor for security affairs of Iran's Khuzestan province said, according to IRNA, that seven people were killed in US missile strikes on three locations in the province on 2026-09-02. [6] Among the 262 Americans surveyed who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election, 16% stated they would have preferred to vote for Kamala Harris, a third-party candidate, or not vote at all. [7] The same survey reported that disapproval of Donald Trump rose to 64%, with 54% of respondents stating they are strongly dissatisfied. [8]
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  1. Hormozgan provincial officials said on 2026-09-02 that US strikes on a home in Kuhestak where a wedding was taking place killed five people, including a child, and wounded at least 68 others. · The Independent
  2. Iran's military said on 2026-09-02 that it launched ballistic missiles toward Jordan, targeting a US base near the Gulf of Aqaba. · The Independent
  3. A survey conducted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst between August 21 and 26, 2025, among 1,000 respondents found that 32% of Americans support President Donald Trump, a decrease of one percentage point from the March measurement. · B.T.
  4. Support for Donald Trump among Republican voters dropped from 89% in April 2025 to 75% in the August 2025 survey, representing a decline of 14 percentage points. · B.T.
  5. Axios reported on 2026-09-02 that the US military struck two Iranian government tankers during Tuesday's attacks, the first time it had targeted such vessels, under a new 'tanker for tanker' policy approved by President Donald Trump. · The Independent
  6. The deputy governor for security affairs of Iran's Khuzestan province said, according to IRNA, that seven people were killed in US missile strikes on three locations in the province on 2026-09-02. · The Independent
  7. Among the 262 Americans surveyed who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election, 16% stated they would have preferred to vote for Kamala Harris, a third-party candidate, or not vote at all. · B.T.
  8. The same survey reported that disapproval of Donald Trump rose to 64%, with 54% of respondents stating they are strongly dissatisfied. · B.T.
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