U.S. strikes on Sept. 1 in southern Iran struck a wedding in Hormozgan province,
causing heavy casualties, the Washington Post reported on Sept. 6, citing U.S.
officials and sources. A U.S. official said the intended target was a
communications facility; sources said a small communications tower sat roughly
134 meters from the wedding. U.S. aircraft dropped six bombs on the tower and
one appears to have deviated from the target. U.S. officials are also assessing
other possible causes, including falling air-defence missile debris, but sources
and weapons experts say that is unlikely.
