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US investigates Iranian claim that airstrike hit wedding

From DR Nyheder · () Danish

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

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  • The United States is investigating Iran’s claim that an airstrike hit a wedding in Sirik, according to Vice President J.D. Vance.
  • Iranian state television reported that four people initially died, nearly 70 were injured and a fifth person later died in hospital.
  • The US has denied that its military deliberately targets civilians.

The United States is investigating what Iran says was an airstrike on a wedding in Sirik that killed five people and injured nearly 70.

Vice President J.D. Vance said during a White House briefing that officials were examining the circumstances because they were concerned about the reported incident. “We are investigating it because we care about it. We want to know,” he said.

We are investigating it because we care about it. We want to know.

· J.D. VanceVance explained why the White House was reviewing Iran’s allegation about the reported strike.

Iranian state television reported that four people died when the wedding celebration was hit and that nearly 70 others were wounded. It later reported that a fifth person died in hospital.

The United States has rejected the claim that its military targets civilians. Vance said that if US forces made a mistake, the military would learn from it and try to improve, drawing a contrast with Iran.

If we make mistakes, it is again a big difference between us and Iran that when our military makes mistakes, it learns from them and tries to get better.

· J.D. VanceVance described how he said the US military would respond if the allegation involved an American error.
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Originally published by DR Nyheder in Danish. 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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