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US Missile Strikes Iran Wedding; Four Killed Including Child

A US missile strike on a building in southern Iran killed four people, including a child, at wedding celebrations.

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Iran launched missile and drone attacks at US targets across the Middle East after American forces resumed strikes against Iran. [1] The Iranian Red Crescent said four people, including a child, were killed at wedding celebrations when a US missile hit a building in southern Iran. [2] US forces struck Iranian targets on Tuesday, including an airport in the southern province of Kerman and areas within the counties of Chabahar and Konarak. [3] The US and Israel began a war with Iran on 2026-02-28, with a ceasefire in effect since 2026-04-07, and a preliminary agreement ending the conflict was signed by Donald Trump on 2026-06-17 in Versailles and by Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian in Tehran. [4] Iran launched missiles and drones in retaliation for a fresh wave of US strikes on Tuesday, escalating a conflict that had briefly eased after a month without direct military action. [5] US Central Command said its strikes were 'limited' and 'precise,' targeting IRGC forces involved in alleged minelaying preparations near the Strait of Hormuz. [6] BBC Verify analyzed footage released of the aftermath of the strike and spoken to a weapons expert to identify munition remnants. [7] The US military stated it was striking Iranian targets in response to recent attempted attacks on American forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. [8] Iran's Tasnim news agency said a decisive operation by Iran's armed forces in response to the US enemy has begun, and that US bases and interests in the region are being targeted by Iranian missiles and drones. [9] Iranian state television reported that explosions were heard along the Strait of Hormuz waterway and on an island in the Gulf, and that US forces hit an airport in the southern province of Kerman. [10] Iran attacked US assets in Jordan, Bahrain, and northern Iraq in response to US strikes; Jordanian armed forces said they shot down 10 ballistic missiles, and Bahraini authorities said they intercepted Iranian drones. [11] Since the signing of the agreement, the US has repeatedly attacked targets in Iran, especially near the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran has carried out retaliatory attacks. [12]
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  1. Iran launched missile and drone attacks at US targets across the Middle East after American forces resumed strikes against Iran. · BBC News
  2. The Iranian Red Crescent said four people, including a child, were killed at wedding celebrations when a US missile hit a building in southern Iran. · BBC News
  3. US forces struck Iranian targets on Tuesday, including an airport in the southern province of Kerman and areas within the counties of Chabahar and Konarak. · FRANCE 24
  4. The US and Israel began a war with Iran on 2026-02-28, with a ceasefire in effect since 2026-04-07, and a preliminary agreement ending the conflict was signed by Donald Trump on 2026-06-17 in Versailles and by Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian in Tehran. · Rzeczpospolita
  5. Iran launched missiles and drones in retaliation for a fresh wave of US strikes on Tuesday, escalating a conflict that had briefly eased after a month without direct military action. · mint
  6. US Central Command said its strikes were 'limited' and 'precise,' targeting IRGC forces involved in alleged minelaying preparations near the Strait of Hormuz. · mint
  7. BBC Verify analyzed footage released of the aftermath of the strike and spoken to a weapons expert to identify munition remnants. · BBC News
  8. The US military stated it was striking Iranian targets in response to recent attempted attacks on American forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. · BBC News
  9. Iran's Tasnim news agency said a decisive operation by Iran's armed forces in response to the US enemy has begun, and that US bases and interests in the region are being targeted by Iranian missiles and drones. · FRANCE 24
  10. Iranian state television reported that explosions were heard along the Strait of Hormuz waterway and on an island in the Gulf, and that US forces hit an airport in the southern province of Kerman. · FRANCE 24
  11. Iran attacked US assets in Jordan, Bahrain, and northern Iraq in response to US strikes; Jordanian armed forces said they shot down 10 ballistic missiles, and Bahraini authorities said they intercepted Iranian drones. · Rzeczpospolita
  12. Since the signing of the agreement, the US has repeatedly attacked targets in Iran, especially near the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran has carried out retaliatory attacks. · Rzeczpospolita
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