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Vance Skeptical U.S. Iran Wedding Strike Targeted Civilians

9/5/2026

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Vice President JD Vance downplayed the U.S. strike on a southern Iran wedding.
The strike killed four people, a 4-year-old child, and injured 68.
Vance said he is “extremely skeptical” of reports that the United States targeted civilians.
Independent groups reported U.S. and Israeli attacks killed over 1,700 Iranian civilians from February to April 2026.
Those groups said a U.S. bomb at Minab elementary school killed 168 people.

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Vice President JD Vance downplayed the U.S. strike on a southern Iran wedding.
The strike killed four people, a 4-year-old child, and injured 68.
Vance said he is “extremely skeptical” of reports that the United States targeted civilians.
Independent groups reported U.S. and Israeli attacks killed over 1,700 Iranian civilians from February to April 2026.
Those groups said a U.S. bomb at Minab elementary school killed 168 people.