US Missile Strike Hits Iranian Wedding Celebration in Kuhestak, Causing Significant Civilian Damage

The administration announced that US military strikes hit multiple locations across Iran, including a coastal village in southern Iran. A US missile struck a home in Kuhestak where a wedding celebration was taking place, allegedly killing four people, including a child, and wounding at least 68 others. Iranian officials reported that shrapnel from the strike damaged a large communications tower and a residential neighborhood. Iranian Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi stated that 18 people were killed and 108 others wounded in US attacks across multiple provinces overnight. While the US military denied targeting civilians, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei described the strike as a "brutal war crime." The strikes were conducted in response to Iranian attempts to plant sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Following the retaliation, Iran launched ballistic missiles and drones toward Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait. President Trump stated that the US hit Iran's radar systems, noting that the country was hit at a

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• Iran International
  In Hormuz, Iran only needs to keep ships guessing
• AP News
  Photos show destruction and mourning after a strike on an Iranian wedding
• CNN
  Iran retaliates after US strikes, defying Trump’s warning it could be hit ‘much harder’

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Paywall and unreadable sources

• The New York Times
  In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy
• The Economist
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