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Iran hits back after deadly US strike on wedding (VIDEOS)

Tehran says five people, including a child, were killed as it launched retaliatory strikes on US military facilities in Jordan and Bahrain

Published 1 Sep, 2026 17:57 | Updated 2 Sep, 2026 05:00

Iran has launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks against US military facilities in Jordan and Bahrain after American strikes on southern Iran hit a residential building where a wedding ceremony was underway, killing five people, including a child, and injuring dozens.

The US military began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, saying the operation was launched in response to alleged Iranian attempts to attack commercial shipping and American troops in the region. President Donald Trump described the strikes as “large and powerful” and warned Tehran that any retaliation would trigger an even harsher response.

Iranian authorities said shrapnel from one of the US strikes hit a residential house in Kuhestak, in Hormozgan Province, where a wedding was taking place. The death toll later rose to four, including a young child, while Iranian media reported that the number of injured had climbed to 68.

The IRGC subsequently announced the start of what it called a “punishing response,” saying ballistic missiles had been fired at Camp Titin, a US military facility near Aqaba in southern Jordan. The Guard claimed that American troops were killed and military infrastructure and helicopters destroyed, although Washington has not confirmed those claims.

Trump threatens to ‘hit Iran hard’ after new flare-up

Iran’s regular army separately said it had launched drones against US facilities at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, targeting radar installations and areas used by American forces.

Jordan said 13 ballistic missiles entered its airspace during the latest attacks, with ten intercepted and three falling away from populated areas.

The new escalation follows an exchange of strikes over the weekend, after US forces hit Iran’s Larak Island in the Strait and Tehran retaliated with ballistic missiles and drones targeting American military positions in Jordan. US President Donald Trump vowed to “hit Iran hard.”

Earlier, Washington launched what it called an “economic onslaught” against Iran, imposing new sanctions and threatening to boot any country dealing financially with Tehran out of the US dollar system. On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said new secondary sanctions would be rolled out every week against foreign banks and companies that continue dealing with Iran.

02 September 2026
04:54 GMT
Oil prices surged after the latest exchange of strikes between Washington and Tehran renewed fears of supply disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices initially jumped the US announced its strikes on Tuesday, with Brent settling 4.6% higher at $94.65 a barrel and WTI gaining 5.2% to $90.22.
Prices continued climbing early Wednesday, with Brent trading above $95 and WTI above $91.
04:31 GMT
All US personnel are accounted for following Iran’s retaliatory strikes, a senior American official told Fox News.
The official said US forces intercepted “the majority of” missiles fired by Tehran, with most of the missiles and drones reportedly headed toward Jordan. No major damage has been reported at US bases across the Middle East, the official added.
04:03 GMT
Brigadier General Yadollah Javani, the IRGC’s deputy for political affairs, has urged regional countries hosting American forces to expel them and reclaim US bases.
“It would be better for you to expel the Americans from your countries and take back the bases,” Javani said, according to Tasnim.
Otherwise, he warned, Iran would deliver “decisive and crushing responses” to any attack launched from Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan or any other country.
Iran Strikes U.S. Sites Across Four Countries

1) 🇮🇶 Iraq: Maintenance center, equipment warehouses, surveillance system and fuel tanks

2) 🇯🇴 Jordan: Marine facilities, attack helicopters and drone hangars

3) 🇧🇭 Bahrain: Radar systems, fuel infrastructure and U.S. troop… pic.twitter.com/xMsJCVioWs
— Ryan Rozbiani (@RyanRozbiani) September 2, 2026
03:45 GMT
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry has issued a third alert over a “potential threat” in the past six hours, again urging residents to remain calm and move to the nearest safe location. The ministry also called on the public to follow updates through official channels.
An alert of potential threat.The Ministry of Interior urged citizens and residents to remain calm, proceed to the nearest safe location, and follow news through official channels for the protection of public safety.
— Ministry of Interior (@moi_bahrain) September 2, 2026
03:28 GMT
US forces struck around 100 targets during the latest round of attacks on Iran – including two government tankers anchored off Iran’s coast, north of the US naval blockade line, Axios reported, citing unnamed US officials.
American drones fired missiles into the tankers’ engine rooms under what one US official described as a new “tanker for tanker” policy reportedly approved by President Donald Trump in response to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
03:12 GMT
Israeli warplanes launched multiple strikes on southern Lebanon, according to regional media reports. Al Mayadeen reported a heavy barrage targeting Nabatieh al-Fawqa, while Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground said the Israeli military carried out two air strikes on the outskirts of Kfar Ramman and Arab Selim.
شنّ الطيران الحربي الإسرائيلي حزامًا ناريًا عنيفًا استهدف بلدة النبطية الفوقا، في الجنوب.#الميادين_لبنان pic.twitter.com/ATabyxPhcc
— الميادين لبنان - AL Mayadeen Lebanon (@mayadeenlebanon) September 2, 2026
02:55 GMT
At least seven people were killed and eight others injured in separate US missile strikes on three locations in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan Province, IRNA reported, according to Al Jazeera. The casualties are separate from those reported in the strike on Kuhestak in Hormozgan Province, where a wedding was underway.
02:15 GMT
Israeli air defenses launched interceptors at a suspicious aerial target that likely crossed from Lebanon into northern Israel, the IDF said. Sirens were activated in several areas, including Kfar Yuval, while missile and rocket alerts also sounded during the interception attempts.
02:12 GMT
The death toll from the US strike on a wedding in Kuhestak has risen to five, including a child, Hormozgan Province deputy governor Ahmad Nafisi told Iranian state television. At least 68 others were wounded, he said.
One CENTCOM strike hit this residential area reportedly hosting a wedding. It's 150 yards from a comms tower that was hit in a separate strike. Multiple casualties, including children, being treated for injuries in Iran's hospitals. 26°48'10.86"N 57°01'29.82"E @geoconfirmed https://t.co/ad2fyWyxWC pic.twitter.com/Hxcbbjp5Kb
— Malachy Browne (@malachybrowne) September 1, 2026
01:55 GMT
US President Donald Trump has denied trying to force Tehran back to negotiations, claiming Washington is now in a stronger position and has “almost total control” of the Strait of Hormuz.
“I couldn’t care less if they sign a worthless, to them, agreement,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that Iran’s economy was “totally collapsing.”
“They are just playing out the inevitable,” he said, before asking: “When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?”

01 September 2026
17:59 GMT
US Central Command said in a post on X on Tuesday that American forces had begun striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets at 12 p.m. Eastern Time (16:00 GMT), adding that the operation followed “recent attempted attacks” by the IRGC on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and on US troops deployed in the region.
Today at 12 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran. The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) September 1, 2026
18:30 GMT
Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US was striking Iranian targets “near the Strait of Hormuz,” describing the operation as “large and powerful” and calling it retaliation for what he said was an attempted Iranian mining of the waterway and a missile attack on a US base in Jordan. He warned that if Tehran retaliates again, it would be “hit again at a much harder and higher level.”
18:40 GMT
Iranian media have reported explosions in the southeastern cities of Konarak and Chabahar following the US strikes. According to IRNA, a provincial security official said a total of four projectiles hit the two counties.
19:20 GMT
Broadcaster IRIB has reported that a wedding ceremony in Sirik, a coastal area near the Strait of Hormuz, was hit by shrapnel in what it described as a “brutal attack” by the US. Two people were killed and several others injured, according to local officials.
19:25 GMT
Iran has vowed to retaliate for the US strikes with “crushing and devastating blows,” according to statements from Iran’s armed forces published by Tasnim. Tehran will “under no circumstances compromise” on the country’s rights and will impose “heavy costs” on the US, the statements said.
19:30 GMT
More than 50 people were initially reported injured in the strike on Kuhestak, Hossein Kermanpour, a senior Iranian Health Ministry official, said. Kermanpour said a child was among those killed and that electricity and telephone connections in the area had been cut.
19:44 GMT
Four people, including a young child, were killed when shrapnel from a US missile strike hit a residential home where a wedding was underway in Kuhestak, in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province, the Iranian Red Crescent said.
“More than 50 people were injured and four people, including a young child, were martyred,” the organization said.
Rescue operations and medical treatment for the wounded were continuing.
20:49 GMT
Iran’s military says it has launched drone strikes against US facilities at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
The Iranian Army said radar facilities and areas used by American forces were targeted in what it described as the 29th phase of its “Lightning” operation.
It vowed a “crushing and extensive response” to further US attacks.
20:55 GMT
Press TV has shared footage purportedly showing the immediate aftermath of the deadly strike on a wedding in Kuhestak.
21:05 GMT
Victims of the US strike on a wedding in southern Iran, including children, have been brought to hospital for treatment, Press TV reported. The outlet shared footage purportedly showing the wounded receiving medical care.