Hostilities between the United States and Iran continued on Wednesday: American strikes targeting the Revolutionary Guard Corps left at least 19 dead. Iran says it retaliated by targeting US targets in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq.
Published on: 02/09/2026 - 05:33 Modified on: 03/09/2026 - 08:02
Iran carried out a major response in the Middle East on Wednesday September 2 and vowed to “break” the American enemy after a night of deadly strikes on its soil, which left a marriage in mourning.
The bombings left a total of 19 dead, including seven members of the armed forces but also civilians, one of the highest tolls in several months.
"Last night, we destroyed much more than their radar. The attack was very violent, and we are ready to launch another at any time," Donald Trump warned on Wednesday.
In retaliation, the Iranian armed forces claimed all-out strikes against US allies in the region – Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and also the United Arab Emirates.
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“American forces struck targets of the Revolutionary Guard Corps,” the powerful Iranian army, including anti-aircraft defense sites, radar systems and even maritime installations, announced the American Middle East Command (Centcom).
Iranian state media gave a toll of at least 11 deaths: four during a wedding in the Sirik district (southeast), where nearly 70 people were injured, and seven in the Khuzestan region (west). The Guards also announced four deaths in their ranks, as well as four in the Basij paramilitary branch.
A “war crime” castigated by Tehran
Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called the United States "Satan" after the wedding attack, also recalling the bombing of a school in Minab that killed 155 people, including 120 children, in the early hours of the war.
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The American army did not react to the strike which hit the wedding, but affirmed “never targeting civilians, unlike the Guardians”.
Videos showing the damage on site have been widely shared in Iran.
“Another pair of military boots in this military base!”, jokes a man on one of them as he picks up a glittery white sandal.
The spokesperson for Iranian diplomacy, Esmaïl Baghaï, denounced a “war crime”, deploring that “a wedding ceremony was savagely bombed as part of the desperate struggle of the United States to conceal its failure”.
Retaliation among US allies
Determined to retaliate, Iran warned the United States that they should now expect a "new strategy" intended to "break the foundations" of the enemy, without detailing its contours.
In Bahrain, Ghizlan Saad says she was woken up by sirens, just like her two children, “reviving memories of the attacks and fear”. “I hope the situation will be resolved quickly, especially since we have just started the new school year,” she told AFP.
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In Jordan, the army announced that it had destroyed ten Iranian missiles, adding that three others had crashed away from populated areas, without causing any injuries.
Kuwait reported a fire in a residential complex in the capital after a drone attack, while in Iraq explosions were heard in Erbil, where the Guards said they attacked US bases.
In the Strait of Hormuz, which the American president suggested renaming the "Trump Strait", two oil tankers caught fire after hitting mines, according to Tehran.
Strategic for the transport of hydrocarbons, this route has been blocked by Iran since the start of the war. The United States in return imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
With AFP
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