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US Airstrike Hits Wedding in Iran; Dozens Wounded, Four Killed

A US airstrike in southern Iran killed four people and wounded dozens during a wedding celebration.

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Iranian state media reported that a US missile strike in Kuhestak killed four people and wounded more than 60 individuals during a wedding celebration. [1] A US missile struck a home in Sirik, southern Iran, where dozens of people were gathered to celebrate the wedding of a fisherman's daughter, according to a rights group and Iranian media. [2] The attack killed four people, two women and two children, and wounded more than 60 others. [3] The US military stated that the bombardment in southern Iran was targeting air defenses, radar systems, and maritime assets. [4] US Central Command spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins stated that the US military was looking into reports of the strike but declined to confirm if a formal investigation had been launched. [5] Weapons experts told The Associated Press that missile fragments found at the scene were consistent with a US-made SLAM-ER cruise missile manufactured by Boeing. [6] Esmaeil Baghaei, the spokesman for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the attack was a war crime and part of America's desperate struggle to conceal its failure. [7] Iranian authorities said another 14 people were killed elsewhere in response to the strike, and Iran launched missiles and drones at US targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain. [8]
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  1. Iranian state media reported that a US missile strike in Kuhestak killed four people and wounded more than 60 individuals during a wedding celebration. · Hindustan Times
  2. A US missile struck a home in Sirik, southern Iran, where dozens of people were gathered to celebrate the wedding of a fisherman's daughter, according to a rights group and Iranian media. · mint
  3. The attack killed four people, two women and two children, and wounded more than 60 others. · mint
  4. The US military stated that the bombardment in southern Iran was targeting air defenses, radar systems, and maritime assets. · Hindustan Times
  5. US Central Command spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins stated that the US military was looking into reports of the strike but declined to confirm if a formal investigation had been launched. · Hindustan Times
  6. Weapons experts told The Associated Press that missile fragments found at the scene were consistent with a US-made SLAM-ER cruise missile manufactured by Boeing. · Hindustan Times
  7. Esmaeil Baghaei, the spokesman for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the attack was a war crime and part of America's desperate struggle to conceal its failure. · mint
  8. Iranian authorities said another 14 people were killed elsewhere in response to the strike, and Iran launched missiles and drones at US targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain. · mint
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