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Iran attack US targets for Middle East afta four pipo reportedly kpai for wedding celebration
Iran don launch missile and drone attacks for US targets across di Middle East, afta American forces resume strikes against Iran.
Kuwait and Jordan say dem dey respond to Iranian attacks early on Wednesday, while Iranian state media report strikes on Iraq and Bahrain.
Dis dey come afta di Iranian Red Crescent say four pipo including one pikin kpai for one wedding celebration wen shrapnel from one US missile hit one house for southern Iran. Iranian media initially say five pipo kpai.
In response, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf - Iran chief negotiator wey bin dey tok wit US earlier dis year - say: "If one power act like Satan, pick targets like Satan, and kill like Satan, na Satan".
Di US military say dem dey aware of di reports but say dem no target civilians, and say dem dey strike Iranian targets in response to "recent attempted attacks" on American forces and commercial shipping for di Strait of Hormuz.
US urge Americans to stay vigilant for Middle East
Di US Embassy for Abu Dhabi and di US Consulate General for Dubai don warn dia pipo of "di potential for unforeseen escalation" during di rising tensions for di Middle East.
Dem don urge Americans for di region to "exercise heightened vigilance" and prepare for possible flight cancellations, airspace closures and oda travel disruptions.
Di advisory also note say US diplomatic facilities don previously dey targeted, both for di Middle East and oda places.
Dem warn say Iran and groups wey dey support Iran fit target oda US interests overseas, including businesses and institutions wey dey associated wit di US.
Weapons expert say na US missile wey dey used in reported wedding strike
A weapons expert wey BBC Verify consult say images wey dey shared online following di attack wey reportedly strike a wedding for Iran show fragments of a cruise missile used by US forces.
N R Jenzen Jones, director of Armament Research Services (Ares), identify di remnants of a fin for pictures from Kuhestak wey Iranian state TV share say e come from an AGM-84 Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM-ER).
Di US Navy describe di SLAM-ER say na one air-launched "precision strike missile wey dey provide long range option for pre-planned and target of opportunity missions against land and sea targets".
"Di SLAM-ER bin dey developed as a very precise weapon and, unlike many oda munitions, e dey capable of being re-targeted in flight... e get a handful of known operators of di weapon, including di United States," na so Trevor Ball, a weapons analyst tell BBC Verify.
Wetin dey happun with Iran-US toks?
While dem neva hold any official meetings between Iranian and US officials recently, dia reportedly don be visits to Tehran by regional mediators such as Pakistan, Oman and Qatar.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday tok say Tehran go immediately resume implementing di US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dem sign for June if Washington return to dia own commitments under di agreement.
But e make dis remarks bifor last night US attacks on Iran, and dis morning di message from Iran Armed Forces and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) na one of defiance and retaliation.
Iran dey repeatedly accuse di US of breaching di agreements for di MoU, while Washington don accuse Tehran of attacking vessels for di Strait of Hormuz.
Di US also dey continuing dia naval blockade of Iran, wey don affect di kontri ability to export oil.
Inside Iran, e get a renewed economic pressure afta Washington announce fresh sanctions campaign on 24 August, wey aim to further isolate Tehran and expand secondary sanctions on dia allies.
Iranian officials and state media don largely dismiss di campaign as a continuation of previous US economic measures, and argue say dem come afta wetin dem call Washington military failure in di recent conflict.
'Pakistan dey confident say US- Iran talks go resume' - Islamabad tok-tok pesin
Pakistan foreign ministry say Islamabad dey in touch with di US and Iran to end di conflict.
Di ministry tok-tok pesin, Tahir Andrabi, say Pakistan dey confident say Tehran and Washington go "return to di table for dialogue".
Pakistan don emerge as a key mediator during di ongoing war.
Citing im kontri chief of defence forces visit to Iran last month, Andrabi say di toks bin create "considerable momentum" on matas wey relate to di Strait of Hormuz.
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