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Tehran accused Washington of striking a wedding party and called the attack a war crime. President Donald Trump threatened further US strikes, while Iran’s security chief warned Washington would face a “new strategy.”   Issued on: 03/09/2026 - 03:22   (Reading time) (/build/images/svg/sprite.1af31c2f854b10d5fc5627a4f4fa61be.svg#icon-clock)    3 min Reading time   Share (/build/images/svg/sprite.1af31c2f854b10d5fc5627a4f4fa61be.svg#icon-share)      By:  (https://www.france24.com/en/author/france-24/) (FRANCE 24) FRANCE 24       (During the night of September 1st to 2nd, American missiles and kamikaze drones struck a small village in southern Iran, notably impacting a wedding ceremony.)  During the night of September 1st to 2nd, American missiles and kamikaze drones struck a small village in southern Iran, notably impacting a wedding ceremony        © 7sobh    Iran and the United States traded threats on Wednesday after some of the heaviest (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/military/) military exchanges in weeks, including a strike on a wedding party that Tehran blamed on Washington and branded a "war (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/crime/) crime ." President (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/donald-trump/) Donald Trump said US forces staged a "very heavy (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/attacks/) attack " on Iranian targets overnight and are "prepared to do another one any time we want." (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/iran/) Iran 's security chief warned that the United States would face a "new strategy" in the war that began in late February with US and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic. "You will soon see that Iran's new strategy on the battlefield, in (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/diplomacy/) diplomacy and in confronting the economic blockade will shatter your foundations," Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei wrote on X. Besides threatening new attacks, Trump on Wednesday also suggested renaming the (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/strait-of-hormuz/) Strait of Hormuz , the vital oil waterway that Tehran has effectively shut for six months, as "Trump Strait." "Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT???" the US president said in a post on Truth Social. Read more (https://www.france24.com/en/us-iran-war-old-videos-falsely-claim-to-show-new-attacks-on-american-bases-1) US-Iran war: Old videos falsely claim to show new attacks on American bases  He later implied that he wasn't serious. "It was just thrown out there," Trump told an AFP reporter who asked about his post. Iran targeted US bases in (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/jordan/) Jordan , the (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/united-arab-emirates/) United Arab Emirates , (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/kuwait/) Kuwait , (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/bahrain/) Bahrain and (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/iraq/) Iraq 's autonomous (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/kurdistan/) Kurdistan region after extensive US bombardment on Tuesday of sites across Iran. Iran reacted with fury after the Iranian Red Crescent said four people including a child were killed and more than 50 people wounded by a US attack that hit a wedding in Iran's south.  "The truth of this unlawful war of choice -- and the true face of the war crime -- is in Sirik, where a wedding ceremony was brutally bombed as part of America's desperate struggle to conceal its failure," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei posted on X. The US military did not address the incident directly.  US Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesman Tim Hawkins said "the (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/us-military/) US military never targets civilians, unlike the IRGC," referring to Iran's Revolutionary Guards. 'Acts like Satan'  Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf lashed out at Washington over the wedding attack, calling the United States "Satan."  "If a power acts like Satan, picks targets like Satan, and kills like Satan, it's Satan," he posted on X.  The latest round of fighting began when Washington hit Iranian targets on Sunday, the first known strikes in several weeks.  Tehran's forces then targeted US troops in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, and projectiles struck two oil tankers in unclaimed attacks, one of which killed two Filipino sailors, according to a Saudi (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/shipping/) shipping company. 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"It is a very saddening incident...Thank God the casualties were not higher," Ali Mallahi, father of the bride and owner of the building that was hit, said in a video carried by state TV. The war began February 28 with US-Israeli attacks on Iran that killed its supreme leader (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/ayatollah-ali-khamenei/) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei .  A fragile (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/ceasefire/) ceasefire collapsed after attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of world oil supplies previously flowed. (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/israel/) Israel 's (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/defence/) defence minister said meanwhile that his country was prepared to respond "with great force" if attacked by Iran over the Jewish high holiday season, which begins in mid-September. "For now, they are striking throughout the region except us," Israel Katz told a conference hosted by Israeli media outlets. 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