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Women Gathered in a Small Iranian Town for a Wedding. Then Deadly Strikes Hit – WTOP News
Residents said the strikes hit a wedding gathering and nearby communications infrastructure, leaving more than 60 people wounded and disrupting phone service.
- On Tuesday evening, an American bombardment in Kuhestak, Iran, struck a Mallahi family compound during a wedding, killing five people and wounding more than 60 others.
- The U.S. military reported targeting air defenses, radar systems, and maritime assets in southern Iran, but the blasts also leveled a communications tower near the Mallahis' home, disrupting local services.
- Experts at Armament Research Services identified remnants of JSOW and GBU-39 guided glide bombs at the site; Trevor Ball said imagery is "being evaluated to determine if one of these munitions, or another model, was responsible."
- Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he was briefed on the attack, stating the U.S. never targets civilians in combat while adding, "Sometimes things happen."
- Kuhestak is located about 30 kilometers from Minab, where an American strike on a primary school killed more than 100 children on Feb. 28; residents continue to reel from the latest bombardment.
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Women gathered in a small Iranian town for a wedding. Then deadly strikes hit – WTOP News
KUHESTAK, Iran (AP) — Women with their children were gathered in the house and yard, waiting for the bride and groom to arrive to kick off a wedding celebration in this small town in southern Iran. Then an explosion turned the scene to carnage. The town of Kuhestak is still reeling from a barrage of...
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