### [2026-09-1](/feed/2026/09/1/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Iranian state media reports that the United States launched an airstrike on a wedding party at a home in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, killing five people. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/2/iran-says-us-strikes-hit-a-wedding-party-in-sirik-killing-five)

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