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U.S. Investigates Navy Strike After Wedding Home Bombing

9/7/2026

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U.S. Navy bombs missed a tower in Kuhestak, Iran, striking a wedding home.
The blast killed five civilians, including three women and two children aged four and sixteen, and wounded 70 people.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance announced Washington is investigating the incident.
Pentagon officials confirmed the probe and said an air-defence missile cause is unlikely.
Iranian Red Crescent urged an independent International Criminal Court probe of the civilian-targeted strike.

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U.S. Navy bombs missed a tower in Kuhestak, Iran, striking a wedding home.
The blast killed five civilians, including three women and two children aged four and sixteen, and wounded 70 people.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance announced Washington is investigating the incident.
Pentagon officials confirmed the probe and said an air-defence missile cause is unlikely.
Iranian Red Crescent urged an independent International Criminal Court probe of the civilian-targeted strike.