- JD Vance has dismissed reports that a U.S. strike killed five people, including two children, at an Iranian wedding gathering by saying that “sometimes things happen”.
- Vance expressed scepticism over the casualties, questioning Iranian media reports, although the deaths were confirmed by the independent Iranian Red Crescent.
- Vance defended the US military, claiming with “100 per cent confidence” that America “never targets civilians in combat,” unlike Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- President Donald Trump also defended the military campaign, insisting he had done the “right thing” with the war.
- It comes amid concerns that the U.S. is preparing for an extended conflict, with reports that the Pentagon is prolonging troop deployments in the Middle East into next year.
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