US Central Command has denied deliberately targeting a wedding celebration in the Iranian town of Sirik, despite local and international reports that four to five people were killed in the rooftop strike. US officials have not detailed their intended target or the intelligence behind the strike, while Iran’s foreign ministry rejected the denial, stated the gathering was purely civilian, and announced plans to pursue an international war-crimes complaint.
The incident has become one of the most contentious civilian-harm allegations of the conflict, prompting retaliatory Iranian strikes on US regional bases within a day. Independent verification remains difficult due to restricted access, though rights monitors, members of Congress, and international officials have questioned the rules of engagement and called on the Pentagon to release further details.