⚡ — According to published reports, U.S. airstrikes on Kouhestak in southern Iran at 9:30 p.m. on the first of September struck a wedding ceremony and port infrastructure, and, according to the Iranian Red Crescent’s announcement, at least 5 civilians, including a 6-year-old child, were killed and 67 people were injured.

Visual evidence shows that one of the munitions caused a communications tower to collapse, and another strike, about 150 yards (137 meters) farther away, targeted the wedding venue.

Researcher Christian Tribbert, after reviewing images, confirmed the occurrence of six nighttime explosions attributed to U.S. cruise missiles. Trevor Ball, a weapons analyst, also identified the found debris as belonging to a JSOW glide bomb—a U.S. weapon that is held by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and is not present in Iran’s arsenal.

Witnesses said the explosion hit the women’s section of the ceremony, resulting in a large number of women and children being affected.

Professor Adil Haq said the attack was indefensible due to the absence of military targets at the site, and one of the attendees, Mahtareh, said the wedding venue was far from military areas.

In response, U.S. CENTCOM said:

“ We are aware of reports whose source is Iranian state media. The U.S. Army never targets civilians; unlike the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. ”