US investigates missile strike on Iran wedding that killed at least four, says JD Vance

A US missile allegedly struck a residential home during a wedding celebration in southern Iran on September 1, killing at least four people and injuring as many as 68 others. Two of the dead were children, aged 4 and 16. Vice President JD Vance confirmed that US Central Command is investigating the incident but cast doubt on the veracity of Iranian media reports, reiterating that the US military does not target civilians. The strike, which reportedly occurred in the village of Kuhestak in Hormozgan province, has rapidly escalated into one of the most politically combustible episodes in the months-long military confrontation between Washington and Tehran. What happened in Kuhestak The strike hit during what Iranian officials described as a wedding gathering at a private home. Initial reports put the death toll at four, though a fifth fatality was later confirmed as one of the dozens of injured succumbed to their wounds. Iranian state media and provincial officials reported that 67 to 68 people were wounded in the blast. Preliminary assessments from Iranian sources suggested the damage was caused by shrapnel from a SLAM-ER missile, a standoff land-attack munition typically launched f...