US Probing Airstrike That Iran Claims Hit Wedding Party: JD Vance
US Vice President JD Vance confirmed that the United States is investigating an airstrike in Iran that reportedly killed civilians at a wedding. The US military maintains that it does not target civilians and intends to learn from any operational errors.
Why it matters
This incident involves potential civilian casualties and highlights the ongoing geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran.
US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the United States is investigating an airstrike that Iran says struck a wedding party in Iran."We're investigating it because obviously we care. We want to know," Vance told reporters during a White House press briefing."If we do make mistakes, again, this is a big difference between us and Iran, when our military makes mistakes, they learn from them to try to get better from them," Vance…
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