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· collected 2026-09-06 · by The Straits Times
A wedding ceremony in Kuhestak, Iran was hit by an alleged US strike on September 1, killing five people, including a four-year-old child and three women, and wounding nearly 70 others. The Iranian authorities blame precision-guided munitions used by the US for the attack, which they have called a "war crime". According to AFP journalists who visited the area on September 6, the destruction was extensive, with a collapsed ceiling, shattered windows, and a gaping hole blown in one wall of the damaged home. The US has said it is investigating the incident but denies intentionally targeting civilians.
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Outside a home in southern Iran, family photos, appliances and household items were piled in a courtyard, pulled from the wreckage of what the authorities said was a US strike that killed five people as they gathered to celebrate a wedding.
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The bride and groom had not yet arrived when the blast tore through the Mallahi family’s home in Kuhestak on the night of Sept 1, according to relatives who spoke to Iranian media.
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But dozens of women and children had already gathered in the compound, waiting for the festivities to begin.
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festivities → gather → compound
The extent of the destruction was stark, according to AFP journalists who visited the area on Sept 6 under the supervision of the Iranian authorities.
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The ceiling of one of the rooms had completely collapsed, and walls in a hallway had deep cracks.
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walls → collapse → cracks
All of the windows had been shattered, while the kitchen area was in shambles.
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Abandoned shoes, many of them dressy women’s sandals, were piled up in one room, while a gaping hole the width of a double-doorway was blown in the wall of another.
Part of the building’s exterior wall was blackened by fire.
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Part → abandon → fire
The dead included a four-year-old child and three women, one of whom died later in hospital, as well as one man, with nearly 70 people wounded.
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people → include → hospital
Homes evacuated
Kuhestak, a small coastal town more accustomed to the sound of the surf in the nearby Strait of Hormuz, was rocked by the thunder of explosions as the US carried out a wider bombardment of southern Iran on Sept 1.
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On Sept 6, workers were cutting away the remains of a telecommunications tower that was knocked down in the attacks.
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that → cut → attacks
The tower, about 15m high, had stood near the town’s port, and was about 100m from the house where the wedding was taking place.
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wedding → stand → place
A technical and administrative building in the same complex was also seriously damaged.
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building → damage → complex
Many pieces of shrapnel could be seen in surrounding areas, including at a shop near the tower, and several houses have been evacuated.
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houses → see → tower
At the Kuhestak port, the pier and a large barge were also damaged.
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pier → damage → port
The Iranian authorities have blamed the United States for the attack on the wedding ceremony, with the judiciary saying the US used precision-guided munitions and the Foreign Ministry calling it a “war crime”.
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Ministry → blame → it
Washington has not accepted responsibility for the attack, but has said it is investigating and does not target civilians intentionally.
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it → accept → civilians
US officials said the military had targeted communications and other military infrastructure in the area.
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military → say → area
