Mass grave prepared for the school girl massacre, 165 souls

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For a nation to say they care about women and girl rights and liberation, and then to bomb a school wtf?!
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US military investigators believe its forces were responsible for 'strike on Iranian girls school' killing several children
US military investigators believe it is likely that the US military was responsible for an alleged strike on an Iranian girls' school, Reuters reported.
On Saturday, the air strike killed several children. Two US officials told Reuters that a final conclusion on the probe had not been reached.
It has not been determined how long the investigation will last or what evidence US investigators are looking for before concluding their assessment.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday acknowledged the US military was investigating the incident.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters, did not rule out evidence that could emerge absolving the US of responsibility.

www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-investigation-points-likely-us-responsibility-iran-school-strike-sources-say-2026-03-06/

Sure @rainingsnoring the protesters weren’t protesting about their authoritarian regime … it was all about the economy.

Funnily enough that’s the line given by the Iranian regime themselves & their state media. But the words of the protesters - those still alive - say differently.

Economic hardship was one factor in the uprising. But I’m equally surprised you don’t understand that many Iranians are utterly sick of being ruled by religious extremists and want regime change. They were begging the US to intervene and now they have. Did Iran prosper under that regime? No it did not & human rights abuses flourished. Even most of their military aircraft’s etc they inherited from the time of the Shah decades ago and haven’t bothered updating because all their money was diverted to support proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah in other countries. They are not fit to run a run Iran & brave protesters died for saying so.

Iranians in Iran & around the world celebrated when the US/Israel attacked Iran and killed their figureheads. Why not listen to what Iranians are actually saying instead of pretending they are only “whipped up” by the US. Not everything is the fault of the West you know. The regime could have made a success of running Iran but they didn’t- that is on them not the US.

So you admit that economic hardship was indeed a factor in the uprising by some Iranians. As I have explained, the economic hardship was caused, at least to some extent, by the actions of the US. Bessant has literally said publicly that one of adminstration's aims was to squeeze Iran's economy. Obviously, every understands that some Iranians hated living under the (still current) regime. Of course, other Iranians support the regime and another group were not happy but would far rather have the current regime than a US imposed leader. Don't try to make the situation, involving 90 million+ Iranians into a simple story when it isn't.

Even if every single one of 100 million Iranians hated the regime, it is not a good enough reason for the US to flout international law, as they have so many times previously, and attack a sovereign country which presents no threat to themselves. Have you heard Rubio's explanation for this? It was a total mess. Even if it were acceptable to do this, what happens next? That's the most vital question which most of those cheering about the fact that Israel and the US have just launched a terrible war seem to be missing.

But going back to the pp's and my actual point, the hypocricy and double standards in how the Western MSM and many Westerners, including on here, have treated the killing of these school girls, because they were Iranian, rather than from a favoured country, is chilling.

Really hope some people start to take some time to sit and examine why the venn diagram between believing much of the US/Israeli since-disproved propaganda without need for further investigation, and the breakneck speed with which they’ll jump to ‘they hid weapons factories/army bases under schools/hospitals every single time Muslims are involved” is a fucking circle.

Yes of course I "admit" (strange word) that economic hardship was a factor in the uprising by some Iranians. Just not the only reason they were protesting and your post did not mention their many other grievances against the regime.

The US had very good reasons to use economic sanctions against Iran. Countries use sanctions as an alternative to war. You like that solution even less so I guess you would prefer that atrocious regime to stay as it is or get richer with no sanctions.

I'm not trying to make it a simple story, you are. The Iranian regime are not victims who are vulnerable to the nasty US. They are aggressors towards their own citizens and other countries in the Middle East too. They killed over 150 children when attacking the protestors - the hypocrisy of people ignoring that is chilling.

You clearly have a very active imagination @Twiglets1. Perhaps you can point out where I have said that I support the actions of the current Iranian regime or where I have said that they were justified in attacking protestors? Perhaps stop making things up and then being completely unable to support your allegations. We have been here before, remember.

To be clear, again, I strongly disaprove of the double standards in the way the media in the West and some of the population dismiss the killing of these poor Iraqi girls, even to the extent that some immediately believe media reports that it was caused by the Iranians themselves. As I said, there may be a mixture of motives, such as racism, hypocricy and others, none of which are complimentary.

Bringing the thread back on track

Thanks for this update

Clearly Rubio wants to stop the questions on who killed all those children and bombed a school

Telling journalists to ask the Department of War ??! When do they ever do a press conference

Interesting it’s called an
‘incident ’
and the attack was
’alleged’

It’s proven not alleged and it caused a huge loss of life so hardly a mere incident

There are alot of Iranian victims of both the regime and US/Israel.

Yes, it seems like ‘pass the parcel’ till everything is over with:
"The Department of War would be investigating that if that was our strike, and I would refer your question to them," Rubio said.

Yes ... but other countries aren't killing them just for disagreeing with them, as their own regime are.

Iranian people getting killed in the war are victims I agree but it's a bit different as the US/Israel at least aren't aiming to kill Iranian civilians.

It probably feels about the same at the sharp end TBF.

Oh well if they aren't aiming to kill them that makes a big difference. I mean there are two categories of dead aren't there.

Do you think so? I would find it worse to be attacked by my own country than caught up in in a war.

you think Iranians have a preference as to how they are murdered?!

I think they have a preferable not to be attacked by their own government in peace time, yes.

I know I would - and don't forget forget many Iranians are in favour of the war. Not in favour of getting killed of course.

I suppose you could tell that to the 70,000 plus civilians in Gaza who have been killed by Israeli bombing, or to be more accurate their relatives, to see whether they think that those people were not deliberately killed by Israel. I mean to say, that is a lot of accidents.

Firstly, the approximately 70,000 killed weren't all citizens as the numbers don't differentiate between civilians and Hamas militants.

Secondly, the Iranian regime is somewhat unique in killing their own people to the estimate of about 30,000 in a few days.

How many Iranians have you personally spoke to, who are in favour of the war? This war has made my wife hate the US and Israel even more and she is no supporter of the regime. She was in Tehran when Saddam Hussein, helped by the US was sending missiles to her country. She worked in a hospital, where they were receiving thousands of people injured in chemical weapons attacks, again the US helping Iraq to carry out these attacks.

My husband has spoken to some in the hospital he works at who are in favour of the war because they are hoping for regime change. I haven't spoken to any but I've seen and heard the testimony of some on the news.

The addition of the words "even more" when describing how you wife hates the US and Israel are telling.

She probably wouldn't actually describe herself as antisemitic (few people do). She just hates Israel.

Well, the Israelis have bombed oil infrastructure now, ensuring death and environmental/human health damage for years to come.

You have the choice (not a great one i agree) to stay inside and not to protest, those Iranian girls had no such choice, neither have any of the civilians caught up in Trump and Netanyahu's murderous and indefensible attacks.

One can hate the actions of Governments without hating their populations.

The Iranian emigrés in the US who support the war are lucky in that they and their immediate families are not the ones being bombed.

Iran have targeted a US owned oil tanker if you want to talk about environmental damage. They are also targeting enemy infrastructure:

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard also confirmed that it launched the 25th wave of Operation True Promise 4 earlier.

The Guard said the operation involved drones and strategic missiles, including Fattah and Emad missiles.

According to the statement, the targets of the 25th wave included military centers and support infrastructure belonging to the American-Israeli alliance in the region.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/iran-launches-new-missile-strikes-on-israel-as-irgc-targets-us-owned-oil-tanker/

It was/is a war. It is very sad but inevitable that people including civilians will die. Without the Iron Dôme Défense system thousands of Israelis would have been killed by Palestinian rockets fired from Gaza and South Lebanon.

Whataboutery, if the US/Israelis hadn't attacked, none of this would be happening..

Those girls still alive, the oil refinery still working, IRGC not, from their POV, defending the country.

Pls don't misunderstand me, Iranian Govt is/was a terrible regime and we are right to never let them get Nuclear weapons but that can be done through far less destructive means.

But even if a bombardment was required, why go for oil sector?? or for that matter Schools.... We know what that causes for the population, after Iraq.