Iran attacks Gulf states, accuses U.S. of bombing a wedding party

President Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself Wednesday. "Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever before!" Mr.

Trump said on his Truth Social platform. The key waterway has been at the center of renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran. The flare-up was sparked Sunday when American forces struck what a military spokesman said was Iran's Revolutionary Guard preparing to place more sea mines in the strait.

Trump vowed to declare the waterway a U.S. territory. Central Command is now looking into reports that a wedding party was hit during Tuesday's strikes on Iran, a spokesman said in an updated statement Wednesday. "We're aware of the reports, which originated from Iranian state media, and we are looking into them.

The U.S. military never targets civilians, unlike the IRGC," CENTCOM spokesman Navy Cmdr. Tim Hawkins said in the updated statement, referring to Iran's Revolutionary Guard. An earlier statement from Hawkins didn't say CENTCOM was looking into the reports.

Iranian state TV said at least four people were killed at the wedding party. Iranian authorities have arrested 11 foreign nationals on suspicion of attempting to smuggle fuel out of the country, state television reported Wednesday. The arrests in the southern part of the country come as Iran faces difficulties importing enough fuel to meet demand as the U.S. maintains a naval blockade of Iranian ports.

State television didn't report the suspects' nationalities. It said border guards acted on intelligence reports of smuggling attempts using a tugboat. During a search of the boat, the guards found 382,000 liters, or 99,320 gallons, of diesel fuel, it added.