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US Strike Kills Two at Wedding in Southern Iran

A US airstrike killed at least two people at a wedding in Bandar Kuhestak, Sirik county, Iran.

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At least two people were killed and several others were injured in a US attack on a residential area in Bandar Kuhestak, Sirik county, Iran. [1] At least two people were killed and 35 were seriously injured during US airstrikes on a wedding near the Iranian city of Sirik. [2] US strikes hit a wedding ceremony north of the Iranian port city of Sirik. [3] On Wednesday, the United States and Iran engaged in the largest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July, with US forces striking Iran's southern coast and Iran firing at American bases across the region. [4] The deputy governor confirmed the report regarding the US strike and the casualties in the residential area. [5] The US strike hit a residential area in Bandar Kuhestak in Sirik county while people were attending a wedding ceremony. [6] Iran launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks following the US strikes, though specific targets remain unclear. [7] US Central Command confirmed that US forces began attacking targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran at 12:00 p.m. ET. [8] US President Donald Trump confirmed on Truth Social that the US had launched new attacks on Iran as retaliation for Iranian attempts to place mines in the Strait of Hormuz and an attack on a US military base in Jordan. [9] A child was among the victims of the strikes. [10] Iran accused Washington of hitting a wedding party, killing five people and wounding dozens. [11] Iran responded by striking what it said were US assets in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Iraq, and said its aim was now to drive US forces out of the vast network of military bases they have maintained for decades across the Middle East. [12]
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  1. At least two people were killed and several others were injured in a US attack on a residential area in Bandar Kuhestak, Sirik county, Iran. · middleeasteye.net
  2. At least two people were killed and 35 were seriously injured during US airstrikes on a wedding near the Iranian city of Sirik. · Berlingske
  3. US strikes hit a wedding ceremony north of the Iranian port city of Sirik. · Al Jazeera
  4. On Wednesday, the United States and Iran engaged in the largest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July, with US forces striking Iran's southern coast and Iran firing at American bases across the region. · cyprus-mail.com
  5. The deputy governor confirmed the report regarding the US strike and the casualties in the residential area. · middleeasteye.net
  6. The US strike hit a residential area in Bandar Kuhestak in Sirik county while people were attending a wedding ceremony. · middleeasteye.net
  7. Iran launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks following the US strikes, though specific targets remain unclear. · Berlingske
  8. US Central Command confirmed that US forces began attacking targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran at 12:00 p.m. ET. · Berlingske
  9. US President Donald Trump confirmed on Truth Social that the US had launched new attacks on Iran as retaliation for Iranian attempts to place mines in the Strait of Hormuz and an attack on a US military base in Jordan. · Berlingske
  10. A child was among the victims of the strikes. · Al Jazeera
  11. Iran accused Washington of hitting a wedding party, killing five people and wounding dozens. · cyprus-mail.com
  12. Iran responded by striking what it said were US assets in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Iraq, and said its aim was now to drive US forces out of the vast network of military bases they have maintained for decades across the Middle East. · cyprus-mail.com
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