Deadly strike on Iranian wedding was likely a direct hit by a US munition, analysis shows
Weapons experts said verified images and video point to a direct U.S. munition hit that killed 4 people and injured at least 68 at the wedding.
- An explosion at a wedding in Kuhestak, Iran, killed four people and injured at least 68 on Tuesday, with weapons experts concluding the blast was likely a direct hit from a U.S. munition.
- U.S. Central Command forces struck Iranian radar and communications facilities near Kuhestak on Tuesday, targeting a telecommunications tower roughly 135 meters from the wedding site during a broader campaign against Iranian defenses.
- Reviewing verified imagery, four military weapons experts identified damage consistent with a 500 lb U.S. air-dropped munition, possibly a JSOW glide bomb, while rejecting the possibility of a misfired Iranian air-defense missile.
- President JD Vance said Thursday the U.S. is investigating the incident, stating, "We do make mistakes," while mourners held a funeral procession in Sirik for 4-year-old victim Amir Mohammad Karimi.
- The incident echoes the February 28 strike on a Minab primary school that killed more than 175 people, an earlier event where The Pentagon has yet to release investigative findings despite mounting pressure.
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US to probe deadly attack on Iran wedding: Vance
US Vice President JD Vance said that the United States was investigating a deadly strike on an Iranian wedding earlier this week. An explosion that ripped through a wedding celebration in southern Iran on Tuesday likely resulted from a direct hit by a US munition and not a ricochet off another target, according to an analysis on Thursday by weapons experts who reviewed images and video verified The United States has not accepted responsibility …
Deadly strike on Iranian wedding was likely a direct hit by a US munition, analysis shows
An explosion that ripped through a wedding celebration in southern Iran on Tuesday, killing four people and injuring at least 68 others, likely resulted from a direct hit by a U.S. munition and not a ricochet off another target, according to an analysis by weapons experts who reviewed images and video verified
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