JD Vance reacts to airstrike that killed four at Iran wedding: ‘Things happen’ - The Guardian

The strike hit Kuhestak, a town in Sirik county along the strait of Hormuz. The casualty figures did not come from the Iranian government. They came from the Iranian Red Crescent, a member organization of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement that operates independently of Tehran and is generally treated by international monitors as a credible source on casualty numbers.

Vance was asked directly whether the U.S. Was responsible for the strike. He dismissed the report with four words, covering a strike that killed a child at a family celebration.

The Iranian Red Crescent is not a state mouthpiece. International monitors treat it as an independent and reliable counter to both Iranian government spin and outside skepticism, which makes the casualty report harder to wave off than official Tehran statements would be.

The U.S. Has been conducting airstrikes against Iran-linked targets, and this strike on a civilian event, reported by a credible independent organization, raises questions the vice-president did not answer Thursday.