Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei says the killing of four people – including a child – at a wedding celebration was a “war crime”
The Iranian Red Crescent says they were killed when shrapnel from a US missile hit a house in southern Iran – Iranian media initially said five people had died
The US military says it is aware of the reports but that it never targets civilians, and was striking Iranian targets in response to “recent attempted” Iranian attacks
BBC Verify reports on what we know about the incident
In response to US strikes on Iran, Tehran launched missile and drone attacks at American targets across the Middle East on Wednesday – including in Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq and Bahrain
The latest strikes appear to be more widespread and more intense, signalling a serious military escalation, writes our Middle East correspondent – here’s how we got here
Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps says two oil tankers hit mines while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz
