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U.S. Attack Hits Iranian Wedding, and Influencers Are Being Quietly Paid to Talk Politics

September 3, 2026

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U.S. Strike Hits Iranian Wedding; Influencers Paid to Push Politics

A New York Times investigation has confirmed that a deadly explosion at a wedding in Iran this week was caused by a bomb dropped by U.S. forces. The attack, which Iranian officials are calling a war crime, killed at least five people—including a six-year-old boy—and injured at least 67 others, according to an Iranian aid group. It happened Tuesday night in a port city near the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. Central Command said it struck communications sites in the region, and video showed a large communications tower being hit and crashing down. But about 150 yards away, eyewitnesses said another airstrike hit a residential area, punching a hole through the roof of a home where guests were gathering for a wedding. Iranian news footage verified by the Times showed shattered doors, collapsed ceilings, and blood on the floor. A local photographer told the Times that most of the injured were women and children, and that in the chaotic aftermath, "people were carrying small children in their arms trying to get them to the hospital in pickup trucks and any vehicles they could find."

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  • 1 (00:29) **U.S. Attack Hits Iranian Wedding** - A New York Times investigation finds a deadly explosion at a wedding in Iran was caused by a U.S. glide bomb, killing at least five people including a six-year-old boy.
  • 2 (02:33) **Influencers Quietly Paid to Talk Politics** - The Times investigates a surge of social media videos that are being quietly paid for by political campaigns, often without disclosure.
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  • 6 Standout Quotes
  • 7 "People were carrying small children in their arms trying to get them to the hospital in pickup trucks and any vehicles they could find." — Local photographer describing the aftermath of the wedding attack.

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