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West: US and Iran trade fire as hostilities flare again, with details of civilian casualties sometimes included in the body of reports. ·
Elsewhere: Reports in non-Western and some regional media lead with headlines such as '4 killed after US strike hits wedding in southern Iran'.
Some non-Western and regional outlets headline the civilian casualties from a US strike on a wedding, while Western mainstream outlets tend to frame it as part of the broader military exchange, mentioning the casualties deeper in the reports.
The US military struck targets in Iran, citing attacks on commercial shipping. Iran's IRGC launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks on US positions in the region. The escalation has pushed Brent crude oil prices above $94 per barrel and heightened fears of a wider conflict.