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US Vice President JD Vance said the US is investigating whether a missile hit the wedding
Attributed to US Vice President JD Vance
Multiple independent outlets corroborate this claim. BBC, RFE/RL, Cyprus Mail, and other outlets reported that at a White House briefing in early September, US Vice President JD Vance said the US military was investigating Iranian claims that a US strike hit a wedding in the village of Kuhestak, southern Iran, killing at least four to five people including children. Vance stated 'We're investigating it because obviously we care. We want to know,' while also expressing skepticism about Iranian state media reporting. Reuters separately reported that weapons experts who reviewed images and video concluded the damage was likely from a direct hit by a US munition rather than a ricochet, and BBC Verify conducted its own geolocation/forensic analysis of videos and images from the strike site.
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Multiple independent, reputable news organizations (BBC, RFE/RL, Cyprus Mail, Reuters-sourced reporting) directly quote Vance making this exact statement at a White House briefing, and the underlying incident (an Iranian wedding struck during the US-Iran conflict) is independently corroborated by Iranian officials, the Iranian Red Crescent Society, and BBC Verify's forensic review.
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Sep 9, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC
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Sep 21, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC
ConfirmedMultiple independent, reputable news organizations (BBC, RFE/RL, Cyprus Mail, Reuters-sourced reporting) directly quote Vance making this exact statement at a White House briefing, and the underlying incident (an Iranian wedding struck during the US-Iran conflict) is independently corroborated by Iranian officials, the Iranian Red Crescent Society, and BBC Verify's forensic review.
First observed Sep 9, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC · Last reviewed Sep 21, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC