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Vance Skeptical of Iranian Claims Following US Strikes on Terror Proxies

The Vice President dismisses state-run propaganda as Iran retaliates against American forces in the region.

Foreign PolicyPublished September 3, 2026 at 10:19 PM
JD Vance speaks from the podium in the White House to reporters. He is in a blue suit with a US flag pin on his lapel and is gesturing with one of his hands to make a point

Vice President JD Vance has signaled deep skepticism toward Iranian claims that American military strikes resulted in civilian deaths at a wedding in southern Iran.

While the Iranian Red Crescent Society alleges that missile shrapnel struck a home in Sirik, killing several individuals, the Vice President correctly noted that the Iranian state apparatus has a long history of fabricating narratives to suit its anti-American agenda.

The US military maintains a clear policy of never targeting civilians, and these strikes were conducted in direct response to Iranian-led provocations against American forces.

Despite the regime's predictable attempt to label defensive US actions as 'war crimes,' the reality remains that Iran continues to launch aggressive attacks on US bases in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.

The Biden-Harris administration is conducting a standard review of the incident, but Vance emphasized that the regime's track record as a 'scribe' of the conflict makes their reports inherently untrustworthy.

As the conflict persists, the focus remains on the necessity of defending American personnel against a hostile regime that has spent months targeting our interests in the region.

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