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[^2]\n\nEsmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, called on 2026-09-02 a US airstrike on a wedding in the Iranian city of Sirik a war crime, writing on X that the wedding was 'brutally bombed' as part of an American effort to hide its failure. [^3]\n\nThe Red Crescent relief organization reported that a US airstrike on a wedding in Sirik, Iran, on 2026-09-01 killed four people including a child and wounded dozens more. [^4]\n\nFars, citing a Red Crescent official, reported that at least 68 people were injured and five killed in a US strike on a wedding ceremony venue in Sirik, Iran. [^5]\n\nUS Central Command is investigating a deadly US strike on a wedding party in the Iranian city of Sirik, according to NBC News citing a US official. [^6]\n\nIranian forces targeted the US air base at Sheikh Isa in Bahrain, striking radar installations and gathering points for US forces. [^7]\n\nThe Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps coordinated missile and drone attacks against a maintenance center and technical equipment depots in Erbil. [^8]\n\nTim Hawkins, spokesperson for the US Central Command (CENTCOM), told the BBC on 2026-09-02 that civilians are never the target of the US military, unlike the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC). [^9]\n\nUS officials told Reuters on 2026-09-02 that no American casualties had been recorded so far in the conflict, contradicting Iran's claim that numerous US soldiers were killed in the missile and drone attacks. [^10]\n\nEarlier, the US Central Command reported a series of strikes on targets in Iran. [^11]\n\nUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, through spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, said he was extremely concerned by reports of civilian casualties, including those caused by the attack on the wedding party. 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