Iran attacks US bases in Middle East after reports US strike killed five at wedding party

Vessels were visible across the Strait of Hormuz from Oman this week Tehran has launched missile and drone attacks at US targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain after American forces resumed strikes against Iran on Tuesday. The Iranian Red Crescent reported five people, including a child, were killed and more than 50 injured when shrapnel from a US missile attack hit a home where a wedding celebration was taking place in Sirik in southern Iran. The US military said it was aware of the reports but that it never targets civilians. US Central Command (Centcom) said US strikes on Iran followed "recent attempted attacks" by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and American forces in the region. The IRGC said the US would "regret" the strikes.

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Scoop News DeskIran · Published Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 5:12 AM UTCUpdated Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM UTC

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By early Wednesday, it had launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at a US Marine base in Jordan's Aqaba in retaliation for the Sirik attack, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency. The network also said that the country's national security centre had warned residents of the Aqaba and Mafraq governorates of falling debris, adding that the warning had since ended.

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