Iran says it struck U.S. military assets in Kuwait and the UAE on Thursday — retaliation for Tuesdays strike on a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, southern Iran.
Iranian officials and Red Crescent reports put the wedding death toll at four to five, including a child, with roughly 50–70 wounded. Vice President JD Vance says Washington is investigating, while casting doubt on Iranian media and insisting the U.S. does not target civilians.
But a Reuters-commissioned weapons analysis concluded the damage was consistent with a direct hit by a U.S. munition — not a ricochet.
The flare-up deepens a roughly six-month conflict, keeping pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and oil markets.
Sources: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-probes-iran-wedding-strike-that-analysis-shows-was-likely-direct-hit-by-us-2026-09-03/
https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/04/iran-hits-us-military-targets-in-the-region-as-washington-probes-deadly-wedding-strike