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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] At least 19 Iranians were killed in a flare-up of exchanges between Iran and the United States, including four people at a wedding in Sirik. [3] The Iranian Red Crescent sent a formal request to the International Criminal Court to open legal action against the United States following a bombing in Sirik, southern Iran, that occurred during a wedding. [4] US Vice President JD Vance stated on Thursday that 'sometimes things happen' when asked if an American strike was responsible for killing four people at a wedding in southern Iran. [5] US Vice President JD Vance stated on Thursday that he would not call the ongoing fighting between the United States and Iran a 'war'. [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 says it is aware of the reports but that it never targets civilians. [8] Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei condemned the US attack on the wedding in Sirik as a war crime and an unlawful war of choice. [9] Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei warned the United States that Iran would soon unveil a new strategy on the battlefield, in diplomacy, and in confronting the economic blockade. [10] Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on X that US authorities executed the incursion on the wedding ceremony and dismissed audiovisual content released by the US. [11] The Iranian Red Crescent classified the bombing as an alleged war crime due to the civilian casualties. [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. At least 19 Iranians were killed in a flare-up of exchanges between Iran and the United States, including four people at a wedding in Sirik. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  4. The Iranian Red Crescent sent a formal request to the International Criminal Court to open legal action against the United States following a bombing in Sirik, southern Iran, that occurred during a wedding. · Diario La republica
  5. US Vice President JD Vance stated on Thursday that 'sometimes things happen' when asked if an American strike was responsible for killing four people at a wedding in southern Iran. · The Guardian
  6. US Vice President JD Vance stated on Thursday that he would not call the ongoing fighting between the United States and Iran a 'war'. · 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 says it is aware of the reports but that it never targets civilians. · BBC News
  9. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei condemned the US attack on the wedding in Sirik as a war crime and an unlawful war of choice. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  10. Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei warned the United States that Iran would soon unveil a new strategy on the battlefield, in diplomacy, and in confronting the economic blockade. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  11. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on X that US authorities executed the incursion on the wedding ceremony and dismissed audiovisual content released by the US. · Diario La republica
  12. The Iranian Red Crescent classified the bombing as an alleged war crime due to the civilian casualties. · Diario La republica
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