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[^3]\n\nOn 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]\n\nFootage of the aftermath of the US attacks was shared on social media, showing shrapnel damage on a home in Sirik, southern Iran, where a wedding celebration was taking place. [^5]\n\nIran retaliated shortly after the US strike, with video shared by Iranian media said to show missiles being fired towards Jordan. [^6]\n\nUS Central Command released footage purportedly showing missile and drone strikes being fired at Iranian military targets. [^7]\n\nThe deputy governor confirmed the report regarding the US strike and the casualties in the residential area. [^8]\n\nThe US strike hit a residential area in Bandar Kuhestak in Sirik county while people were attending a wedding ceremony. [^9]\n\nIran launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks following the US strikes, though specific targets remain unclear. [^10]\n\nUS Central Command confirmed that US forces began attacking targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran at 12:00 p.m. ET. [^11]\n\nUS 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. 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