Funerals Held in Iran After Reported US Wedding Attack
Hundreds mourned victims as Iran said the strike killed four and wounded nearly 70, while it launched missile and drone attacks on U.S. bases.
- On Tuesday, American air strikes in Kuhestak, Sirik County, hit a wedding party along the Strait of Hormuz, killing four people and wounding nearly 70, according to Iranian officials.
- American forces launched the air strikes Tuesday targeting coastal military positions in retaliation for Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday in Kuhestak to honor the 18 victims, including Martyr Amir-Mohammad Karimi, carrying flag-draped caskets through the port town streets.
- Iran responded Wednesday by striking American bases in Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain; Vance told the White House on Thursday the military is investigating, saying it 'never targets civilians'.
- Brent crude prices climbed over $US96 a barrel on Thursday as conflict escalation caused market volatility, though major hostilities appeared to subside as the day progressed.
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AlKhaleej TodayIran buries victims of US attack on wedding party
TEHRAN — Victims of a US strike on a wedding celebration in southern Iran were buried on Thursday, as Tehran reported mounting civilian casualties from recent US attacks on the country.Large numbers of mourners joined relatives, military and civilian officials in Kuhestak, in Sirik County in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, for the funeral procession.Iranian authorities identified the four victims buried on Thursday as Amir Ali Karimi, 4; Moh…
Iran buries victims of reported US wedding attack, fires on Kuwait, World News
DUBAI - Iranian mourners carried caskets at a funeral on Thursday (Sept 3) for victims of a US airstrike said to have struck a wedding party, and Tehran launched missiles and drones overnight at a US base in Kuwait, after the war's biggest escalation in more than a month.Mourners assembled in the late afternoon outside the village of Kuhestak in...
Il Tempo
Quotidiano NazionaleKuhestak (Iran), 3 sets. (askanews) - Tens of people gathered the funeral of one of the victims of the US air raid that hit a wedding in Kuhestak, along the Strait of Hormuz, on 1 September. The Iranian authorities stated that at least four people, including one child, were killed and another 68 wounds in the attack.
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