{
  "id": 5345566,
  "title": "Iran’s Guards chief vows to avenge victims killed in wedding strike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/irans-guards-chief-vows-to-avenge-victims-killed-in-wedding-strike",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T14:21:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/03/iran-s-guards-chief-vows-to-avenge-victims-killed-in-wedding-strike"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief, Ahmad Vahidi, has vowed to seek vengeance for the four individuals killed during a recent strike at a wedding ceremony in the southern coastal town of Kuhestak, near the Strait of Hormuz. Vahidi made this assertion in a statement released by state television, emphasizing that the \"pure blood of these oppressed martyrs\" will not go unanswered and will certainly be avenged.\n\nThe attack occurred on Tuesday night, after the United States announced military strikes targeting facilities associated with Iran's Revolutionary Guards. According to Iranian authorities, the assault resulted in the fatalities of at least four people, including a child, and left 68 others wounded. Iranian officials have labeled the incident as a \"war crime,\" while the United States has refrained from directly addressing the attack, with a spokesperson from US Central Command stating that \"the US military never targets civilians.\"\n\nTensions between Iran and the United States have been escalating since February 28, when both nations launched a surprise bombing campaign against each other. The conflict resulted in the death of Iran's supreme leader. Although a ceasefire was declared in April, sporadic exchanges of fire continue to take place, particularly in and around Hormuz.",
  "summary": "The strike hit Kuhestak, a town along the Strait of Hormuz, after the US announced attacks against targets belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran's Guards chief vows revenge for four killed in wedding strike.",
    "Attack occurred after US announced military strikes on Iran's Guards facilities.",
    "Iran calls incident a war crime, US denies targeting civilians."
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran’s Guards chief vows to avenge victims killed in wedding strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/irans-guards-chief-vows-to-avenge-victims-killed-in-wedding-strike-5349667",
        "published": "2026-09-03T14:21:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Iran Guards chief vows to avenge victims killed in wedding strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/iran-guards-chief-vows-to-avenge-victims-killed-in-wedding-strike",
        "published": "2026-09-03T15:09:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}