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Iran retaliates with missile and drone strikes
- US missile attack killed four people, including a child, and wounded more than 50 at a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province.
- Iran launched ballistic missile attacks on two US bases in Jordan, according to Iranian media.
- The Jordanian army said it intercepted 10 ballistic missiles fired from Iran, and did not confirm any injuries or hits.
- Missile and drone attacks were also reported in Kuwait, where the army said they were responding to Iranian hostilities, and AFP reporters in Bahrain heard air raid alerts ring out early Wednesday.
- Iran's army said it launched drone attacks targeting US forces at an air base in Bahrain, a key Washington ally in the Gulf.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they struck US bases in Iraq's Kurdistan region with missiles and drones, destroying a maintenance centre, warehouses and equipment.
Additional casualties and US response
- Seven people were killed and eight others wounded in a missile attack in the southern Khuzestan province, IRNA reported.
- US Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesman Tim Hawkins said "the US military never targets civilians, unlike the IRGC", referring to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
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Key Insight
“The Iranian Red Crescent reported the wedding strike in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, killed four including a child and wounded over 50. Jordan's army intercepted 10 ballistic missiles, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed destroying a maintenance centre in Iraq's Kurdistan region.”
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“The Iranian Red Crescent said shrapnel from a US missile attack hit a home where a wedding celebration was taking place, killing four people, including a child, and wounding more than 50.”
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