{
  "id": 5542780,
  "title": "JD Vance accused of ‘gaslighting’ after saying he is ‘skeptical’ US struck Iranian wedding | First Thing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/jd-vance-accused-of-gaslighting-after-saying-he-is-skeptical-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T10:59:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/first-thing-jd-vance-gaslighting-skeptical-us-struck-iran-wedding"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "White House press briefing saw Vice-President JD Vance deny allegations that the United States struck a wedding in southern Iran, killing four people, including a child. He claimed that \"sometimes things happen\" and that the conflict between the US and Iran was not currently a war. This response drew criticism from Democrat Ro Khanna, who called it \"gaslighting\". Iranian authorities have reported thousands of deaths from US and Israeli strikes in the ongoing conflict.",
  "summary": "Vice-president’s claim US-Iran conflict is not war draws ridicule from Democrat Ro Khanna. Plus, iconic feminist Gloria Steinem dies aged 92 Good morning. The US vice-president, JD Vance, has responded to claims that an American strike was responsible for killing four people, including a child, at a wedding celebration in southern Iran by saying that “sometimes things happen”. The deaths were…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Weapons experts say a US munition likely directly struck an Iranian wedding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/weapons-experts-say-a-us-munition-likely-directly-struck-an-iranian",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:39:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "US-Iran war: JD Vance says US probing airstrike that hit wedding party in Sirik - 'we care'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/us-iran-war-jd-vance-says-us-probing-airstrike-that-hit-wedding-party",
        "published": "2026-09-04T12:29:31.000Z"
      }
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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."
}