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Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency has reported that at least 40 people were killed after an Israeli strike hit a girls’ elementary school in Minab in the southern Hormozgan province.

This is a developing story. I've provided some micro-updates in the comments, focusing on the verification of the story.

I recommend this Middle East Eye, and this Guardian article for more on this story.

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[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

TIL in Iran there is school on Saturdays, for girls.

I already know that war is horrible. Iranian regime, Israeli and US government have failed (to resolve their differences peacefully). Civilians will suffer and die because of it.

I don't know how credible the source of the information is. I don't say it didn't happen, I just don't trust the source.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world -4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

After months of protests, I truly doubt a bunch of girls were at school on a Saturday.

Just like the US said Iraq was removing premature infants from respirators in Kuwait. Bullshit.

Just like Israel said Hamas was beheading babies. Absolute nonsense.

It's meant to generate rage first and foremost, to dehumanize the enemy.

War is dehumanizing enough.

I do not trust Iran one bit. Iranians, maybe. They're the ones suffering here. But the regimes at play here can all get fucked.

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[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -4 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Do Iranians go to school on a Saturday? or what's the deal, here in Australia schools are practically empty on the weekend

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[–] chellomere@lemmy.world -5 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

There have been widespread rumors that the Islamic regime would perform an attack on their own citizens to discredit the attacks, in case the US or Israel does attack them. This report of 40+ school girls killed in a missile attack fits the agenda of the regime perfectly. It's telling how quickly foreign journalists were reporting on this, as the regime fully controls what they may or may not do.

Before believing this, independent reports are needed. No, journalists allowed into the country do not count, as they only get to report what the regime allows them to. I bet no independent journalist is allowed to examine the rubble to see what type of missile this may have been.

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