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At least 18 people were killed and 76 others wounded in U.S. strikes on Iran that began Tuesday evening and continued into Wednesday morning, Iranian authorities said.
The casualties were reported across Hormozgan, Khuzestan, Kermanshah and Lavan Island following a new round of U.S. attacks.
Hormozgan Deputy Governor Ahmad Nafisi said four people were killed and 68 wounded when a U.S. strike hit a residence in Kuhestak, in Sirik County, where a wedding ceremony was being held.
In Khuzestan province, Deputy Governor Valiullah Hayati said missile strikes on three locations overnight killed seven people and wounded eight others.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said four members of its Aerospace Force were killed in Kermanshah province.
The IRGC also said three members of the Basij force were killed in a U.S. strike on Lavan Island.
U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, announced Tuesday evening that it had begun strikes against IRGC targets inside Iran.
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