Reported strike on wedding celebrations in southern Iran
Summary
The Iranian Red Crescent said a US missile killed four people, including a child, at wedding celebrations in southern Iran after American forces resumed strikes against Iran. The US military said it does not target civilians and was striking Iranian targets in response to attempted attacks on American forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Digest
02 SEP 2026 — Iran has launched missile and drone attacks at US targets across the Middle East after American forces resumed strikes against Iran. The Iranian Red Crescent said four people, including a child, were killed at wedding celebrations when a US missile hit a building in southern Iran. BBC Verify analysed footage from the aftermath and consulted a weapons expert about identifying munition remnants. The US military said it was aware of the reports, but said it never targets civilians. It said the strikes were against Iranian targets and followed what it called recent attempted attacks on American forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Merlyn Thomas reported. Kevin Nguyen produced the report, with graphics by Sally Nicholls and verification by Paul Brown and Shayan Sardarizadeh.
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