Iran accuses US of striking wedding as CENTCOM completes latest barrage

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Iran accused the United States of striking a wedding party in the country’s south Tuesday, killing at least five people, as U.S. Central Command announced it completed its latest torrent against Iranian military targets.

A U.S. strike hit a home hosting a wedding in Kuhestak, a coastal city near the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian officials. Ahmad Nafisi, the province’s deputy governor, told Iranian state television that five people, including a child, were killed and at least 68 others were wounded.

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