Iran retaliates after US strikes reportedly kill wedding guests – The Latest

伊朗对美国空袭导致婚礼宾客死亡事件进行报复 – 最新消息

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2026-09-03

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Iran has accused the US of a ‘war crime’ after a missile strike killed at least four people, including a young child, and injured 68 at a wedding at a private house in southern Iran. A month-long uneasy truce between the US and Iran appears to have collapsed after US strikes on Larak Island on Saturday in the strait of Hormuz. Iran has responded by launching drones and missiles on US bases across the Middle East, including Gulf States. Lucy Hough speaks to Middle East correspondent Will Christou – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • From the Guardians today in Focus, this is The Latest with me, Lucy Hoff.

  • Iranian state media is reporting that at least four people, including a child,

  • have been killed by US strikes at a wedding in Iran amid a flare-up

  • and escalation in strikes and counter-strikes between the US and Iran.

  • Wilkes, you're our Middle East correspondent.

  • Let's start with this wedding because it's particularly horrifying.