{
  "id": 5647402,
  "title": "Iran Condemns Alleged US Strike on Wedding Ceremony, Says 68 Civilians Killed or Injured",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/iran-condemns-alleged-us-strike-on-wedding-ceremony-says-68-civilians",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T20:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/04/iran-condemns-alleged-us-strike-on-wedding-ceremony-says-68-civilians-killed-or-injured/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Iranian Embassy has strongly condemned what it calls an alleged United States military strike on a wedding ceremony in southern Iran, claiming the attack killed or injured 68 civilians. The incident is reported to have occurred on September 1 at a wedding held in Bandar Kuhestak, Sirik County, southern Iran. The embassy asserts that U.S. munitions directly targeted the site where families were gathered for the private event, leading to tragic losses among civilians, including women and children. The embassy describes the victims as ordinary individuals who had no connection to military operations and posed no threat to the United States. It questions the justification for what it labels a U.S. military attack on a residential location where a wedding was taking place. The Iranian government has linked this incident to an earlier U.S. attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab, alleging that it resulted in the deaths of numerous Iranian children and other civilians. Both attacks, according to the embassy, are attributed to U.S. missiles. The embassy highlights the stark contrast between these two events, questioning the distinction between civilian and military targets and the threat posed by children, women, and families to U.S. national security. The embassy's condemnation comes amid heightened tensions and military confrontations between Iran and the United States, drawing international attention to the impact of such attacks on civilians. The embassy maintains that Iran did not initiate what it describes as the latest aggression and invokes Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which allows states to use force in self-defence against armed attacks. It argues that a country under such attack should not be automatically deemed a threat or destabilising force. Nonetheless, it stresses that protecting civilians is a fundamental principle of international humanitarian law and should be upheld without discrimination. The embassy calls for the international community to refrain from normalizing civilian deaths in Iran and to scrutinize the circumstances and legality of attacks on civilian populations. It emphasizes that a wedding ceremony should never be transformed into a battlefield and that civilians should not bear the consequences of military ambitions.",
  "summary": "Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has condemned an alleged United States military strike on a wedding ceremony in southern Iran, saying the attack",
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  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}