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Vance: US probing airstrike that Iran says hit a wedding party

By Thomson Reuters Sep 3, 2026 | 1:31 PM

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the United ​States is investigating an airstrike ‌that Iran says struck a wedding party in Iran.

“We’re investigating it because obviously we care. We ‌want ​to know,” Vance ⁠told reporters during ⁠a White House press briefing.

“If we do make mistakes, again, this is a big ​difference between us and Iran, when our military makes ⁠mistakes, they ⁠learn from them to ​try to get better from them,” ​Vance added.

Iranian officials say four ‌people died and nearly 70 were wounded by a strike that hit a ⁠home during a wedding. Iranian state TV reported on Thursday that a ⁠fifth ‌person, a 22-year-old woman, ⁠had since died ​in ‌hospital.

The U.S. military has ​said it ⁠was aware of the Iranian reports but that it “never targets civilians”.

(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk and Ryan Patrick Jones; editing by ​Michelle Nichols )