Photos show destruction and mourning after a strike on an Iranian wedding

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A person walks past debris, seen through a shattered window at the site of what Iranian media said was a U.S. strike on a home where a wedding celebration was being held late Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A person walks past debris, seen through a shattered window at the site of what Iranian media said was a U.S. strike on a home where a wedding celebration was being held late Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The point of impact is seen on the roof of a building that Iranian media said was hit by a U.S. strike while a wedding celebration was taking place there late Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The point of impact is seen on the roof of a building that Iranian media said was hit by a U.S. strike while a wedding celebration was taking place there late Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A woman carrying a child weeps during a mass funeral for people killed when, according to Iranian media and a rights group, a U.S. missile struck a home where a wedding was being held in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
A woman carrying a child weeps during a mass funeral for people killed when, according to Iranian media and a rights group, a U.S. missile struck a home where a wedding was being held in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
Dust-covered shoes lie amid debris inside a home that Iranian media said was hit by a U.S. strike while a wedding celebration was taking place late Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Dust-covered shoes lie amid debris inside a home that Iranian media said was hit by a U.S. strike while a wedding celebration was taking place late Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Women carry a coffin during a mass funeral for people killed when, according to Iranian media and a rights group, a U.S. missile struck a home where a wedding was being held in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
Women carry a coffin during a mass funeral for people killed when, according to Iranian media and a rights group, a U.S. missile struck a home where a wedding was being held in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
A hole in the ceiling and damaged walls are seen inside a home that Iranian media said was hit by a U.S. strike while a wedding celebration was taking place late Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A hole in the ceiling and damaged walls are seen inside a home that Iranian media said was hit by a U.S. strike while a wedding celebration was taking place late Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Damage is seen inside a home whose roof was destroyed in what Iranian media said was a U.S. strike while a wedding celebration was taking place late Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Damage is seen inside a home whose roof was destroyed in what Iranian media said was a U.S. strike while a wedding celebration was taking place late Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Mourners walk in a mass funeral procession for people killed when, according to Iranian media and a rights group, a U.S. missile struck a home where a wedding was being held in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
Mourners walk in a mass funeral procession for people killed when, according to Iranian media and a rights group, a U.S. missile struck a home where a wedding was being held in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
Mourners take part in the funeral procession for people killed when, according to Iranian media and a rights group, a U.S. missile struck a home where a wedding was being held in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
Mourners take part in the funeral procession for people killed when, according to Iranian media and a rights group, a U.S. missile struck a home where a wedding was being held in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
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12:06 PM on Friday, September 4

By VAHID SALEMI and RAZIEH POUDAT

KUHESTAK, Iran (AP) — Days after a missile strike hit a home in southern Iran during a wedding celebration, images show the destruction left behind and mourners gathering for a mass funeral for those killed.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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