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Experts Blame US-Made Ammunition for Deaths at Iranian Wedding

From Der Spiegel · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Four people were killed and at least 68 injured in an explosion at a wedding in Kuhestak, southern Iran, according to human rights groups.
  • Three of four weapons experts who reviewed Reuters-verified images said the blast probably involved a US-made weapon, possibly a JSOW glide bomb.
  • President JD Vance said the United States was investigating, while the US military said it was reviewing the reports.

An explosion that killed four people at a wedding in southern Iran was probably caused by a direct strike from US-made ammunition, according to weapons experts who examined images and videos from the scene.

The blast occurred Monday in the small town of Kuhestak, injuring at least 68 people, according to human rights groups. The experts largely ruled out a ricochet or a misdirected Iranian missile after reviewing material verified by Reuters.

The visible explosion damage cannot have come from fragments from the nearby impact at the telecommunications tower.

· Trevor BallA former US Army explosive ordnance disposal technician assessed the damage visible in images from the scene.

Reuters showed the images to four weapons specialists. Three said the weapon was probably manufactured in the United States. Trevor Ball, a former US Army explosive ordnance disposal technician, said the visible damage could not have been caused by fragments from the nearby impact at a telecommunications tower. He also identified debris shown in Iranian media as remnants of a US military JSOW glide bomb.

Reuters could not verify whether the debris came from the strike on the house. US President JD Vance said Thursday that Washington was examining the incident. “We are investigating it because it obviously matters to us. We want to know,” Vance said at a White House news conference. The US military said it knew about the reports and was reviewing them.

We are investigating it because it obviously matters to us. We want to know.

· JD VanceThe US president said the White House was examining the incident.
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Originally published by Der Spiegel in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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