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Mass grave prepared for the school girl massacre, 165 souls

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Dirtydianaoh · 04/03/2026 01:34

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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TheignT · 12/03/2026 11:42

SinnerBoy · 12/03/2026 11:40

True, but who can punish them?

I don't know but it does tell us quite clearly who they are.

FloralDeerPattern · 12/03/2026 11:43

It feels like there is a lot of flip flopping. At the beginning of this war people were so happy for Iranians, in fact some people were 'overjoyed' that Iran was being bombed, they were celebrating, couldn't stop posting crowing updates, Trump and Netanyahu were going to free them and anyone who opposed it supported the Iranian regime and didn't want the freedom for them that the gruesome twosome were sure to bestow.

Now it was never about freedom, the Iranians have to free themselves, the celebrating has stopped and the crowing updates are getting less and less. A school full of little girls has been bombed, Tehran has toxic air and toxic rain, 10s of 1000s of civilian structures have been hit, the world's economy is in freefall, the people in countries that host US bases are angry that they've been dragged into this and their economies are at huge risk while they are being forced to spend billions defending themselves so the US and Israel can play Billy big bollocks and all they have achieved is killing a 87year old man who would be dead soon anyway and replacing him with his more hardline son who is pissed off that his dad and family have been killed.

A big round of applause for the US and Israel, destabilising the whole fucking world so they can make big booms and feel like big men. Why people keep falling for this shit time and time again is beyond me, thankfully with each stupid move the US and Israel take less and less people are supporting them.

Dirtydianaoh · 12/03/2026 11:48

Accidentally my arse. They are fully responsible and it’s murder. It wasn’t an active war situation where they were defending themselves they were the aggressors.

It’s like saying Hamas accidentally killed civilians when trying to kill idf soldiers. Opps

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Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 11:50

SherlockStones · 12/03/2026 11:35

Well that cocked that up then, haven't they?

Killing a sickening amount of schoolchildren will mean the people will go along with such a idiotic and poorly thought out course of action of course.

Their so called "objectives" are not going to be met and Trump will either try and claim victory without actually achieving anything of the sort or he'll continue to drag the US to hell.

Either way Iran may choose go the nuclear arms route which means utter failure for Trump and Israel. Amazing strategic planning.

The war is ongoing and and it says in the article you posted, The US is reportedly considering sending troops on a high-risk mission to secure the uranium.

Some of the other objectives are already being met such as destroying Iran's navy and making progress in destroying Iran's missile capabilities.

And preventing Iran from supporting their proxy groups. They have other priorities now and Iran's resources are being used up fighting this war rather than getting others to fight their proxy wars like Hamas & Hezbollah.

nomas · 12/03/2026 11:51

Dirtydianaoh · 12/03/2026 11:48

Accidentally my arse. They are fully responsible and it’s murder. It wasn’t an active war situation where they were defending themselves they were the aggressors.

It’s like saying Hamas accidentally killed civilians when trying to kill idf soldiers. Opps

It's always the way here, anything the USA and Israel say is taken as gospel, anything Iranians say is a lie.

Dirtydianaoh · 12/03/2026 11:51

Why didn’t Iran bomb Isreal when it was actively carrying out a genocide in Gaza if that was their goal this whole time? Doesn’t make sense.

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Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 11:53

Dirtydianaoh · 12/03/2026 11:51

Why didn’t Iran bomb Isreal when it was actively carrying out a genocide in Gaza if that was their goal this whole time? Doesn’t make sense.

Iran don't have a nuclear bomb but they did attack Israel and then fight them through their proxy, Hamas.

SherlockStones · 12/03/2026 11:59

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 11:50

The war is ongoing and and it says in the article you posted, The US is reportedly considering sending troops on a high-risk mission to secure the uranium.

Some of the other objectives are already being met such as destroying Iran's navy and making progress in destroying Iran's missile capabilities.

And preventing Iran from supporting their proxy groups. They have other priorities now and Iran's resources are being used up fighting this war rather than getting others to fight their proxy wars like Hamas & Hezbollah.

Iran's missile capabilities are not being destroyed it's the US that is running out of munitions, Iran has a huge amount of arms that are underground untouched.

Iran is inflicting huge damage on Israel every day which you're not seeing because of Israel threatening it's own people to not reveal the damage.

If you can't see the flip flopping coming out of the US then I don't know what to tell you. They aren't meeting objectives here.

As for the Uranium they don't even know where it is.

oldtiredcyclist · 12/03/2026 12:01

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 11:00

It's not a "failed war from the off" because regime change was not the only or main goal of the war. The US and Israel have said that regime change needs to come from within and they have urged the Iranian people to rise up. Even if they do not feel able to do this right now, the regime has been weakened and that has to be a good thing for anyone who thinks they are evil.

There are many other goals that have already been mentioned. They are doing pretty well with achieving those. Though still have a long way to go so the outcome of the war is really not known yet.

"urged the Iranian people to rise up". is possibly the most ridiculous term used so far, as if Hermione Granger whipped out her wand and flourished it at the Iranian people, whilst saying "obliviate", hoping that it would cast aside the memories of 30,000 Iranian citizens being slaughtered in the January protests.
How many times do I have to say - the Iranian people cannot rise up, because they don't have any weapons and the 250,000 IRGC, 150,000 Basij and 300,000 regular Iranian army troops, are not simply going to give up.
In order for the regime to go, it would require a land invasion by the US and a coalition of other countries.
In 2003, the US led coalition invaded Iraq from Kuwait to the South, across what was largely desert. It took them only 19 days to take Baghdad. Contrast that with all of Iran's land borders, they are very hilly/mountainous. The Caspian to the North, would need co-operation from countries unlikely to play ball. The Persian Gulf to the South West, is initially flat, but then becomes mountainous and the capital Tehran is in the North. The next problem, is that Iran is around three times larger than Iraq and has a population of 90 million.
The final point should be obvious - you cannot carry out regime change simply by bombing.

Wellthisisdifficult · 12/03/2026 12:02

SherlockStones · 12/03/2026 11:59

Iran's missile capabilities are not being destroyed it's the US that is running out of munitions, Iran has a huge amount of arms that are underground untouched.

Iran is inflicting huge damage on Israel every day which you're not seeing because of Israel threatening it's own people to not reveal the damage.

If you can't see the flip flopping coming out of the US then I don't know what to tell you. They aren't meeting objectives here.

As for the Uranium they don't even know where it is.

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And how is it working for the Iranian propaganda department today🤣🤣🤣.

SherlockStones · 12/03/2026 12:04

Wellthisisdifficult · 12/03/2026 12:02

And how is it working for the Iranian propaganda department today🤣🤣🤣.

No propaganda

That's the attempted work of the US in trying to convince people they are actually winning this war and that they have a competent administration leading the country.

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 12:05

nomas · 12/03/2026 11:51

It's always the way here, anything the USA and Israel say is taken as gospel, anything Iranians say is a lie.

Not in my case ... I said on MN from the start that I assumed it was a mistake, whether caused by the US, Israel or Iran.

No benefit to targeting a school from any of them.

HappyFace2025 · 12/03/2026 12:07

Dirtydianaoh · 12/03/2026 11:51

Why didn’t Iran bomb Isreal when it was actively carrying out a genocide in Gaza if that was their goal this whole time? Doesn’t make sense.

Iran provided Hamas and Hezbollah with everything they needed to fight Israel up to and including 7 October 2023. And it's spelt IsrAEl.

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 12:10

oldtiredcyclist · 12/03/2026 12:01

"urged the Iranian people to rise up". is possibly the most ridiculous term used so far, as if Hermione Granger whipped out her wand and flourished it at the Iranian people, whilst saying "obliviate", hoping that it would cast aside the memories of 30,000 Iranian citizens being slaughtered in the January protests.
How many times do I have to say - the Iranian people cannot rise up, because they don't have any weapons and the 250,000 IRGC, 150,000 Basij and 300,000 regular Iranian army troops, are not simply going to give up.
In order for the regime to go, it would require a land invasion by the US and a coalition of other countries.
In 2003, the US led coalition invaded Iraq from Kuwait to the South, across what was largely desert. It took them only 19 days to take Baghdad. Contrast that with all of Iran's land borders, they are very hilly/mountainous. The Caspian to the North, would need co-operation from countries unlikely to play ball. The Persian Gulf to the South West, is initially flat, but then becomes mountainous and the capital Tehran is in the North. The next problem, is that Iran is around three times larger than Iraq and has a population of 90 million.
The final point should be obvious - you cannot carry out regime change simply by bombing.

Nevertheless it was what was suggested from the start.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on March 1st that Israel would strike thousands of targets in the coming days and urged Iranians to seize a rare chance to overthrow the Islamic Republic.

“In the coming days we will strike thousands of targets of the terror regime,” Netanyahu said on X, adding that Israel would create conditions for the brave people of Iran to free themselves from the chains of despotism.
He urged Iranians to join mass street demonstrations, writing: “Do not miss this opportunity. This is an opportunity that comes only once in a generation.”

www.iranintl.com/en/202603014062

nomas · 12/03/2026 12:12

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 12:05

Not in my case ... I said on MN from the start that I assumed it was a mistake, whether caused by the US, Israel or Iran.

No benefit to targeting a school from any of them.

You think the USA or Israel cares about killing Iranian kids? Delulu.

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 12:13

SherlockStones · 12/03/2026 11:59

Iran's missile capabilities are not being destroyed it's the US that is running out of munitions, Iran has a huge amount of arms that are underground untouched.

Iran is inflicting huge damage on Israel every day which you're not seeing because of Israel threatening it's own people to not reveal the damage.

If you can't see the flip flopping coming out of the US then I don't know what to tell you. They aren't meeting objectives here.

As for the Uranium they don't even know where it is.

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Ah yes of course ... it is Israel that has a history of threatening it's own people

Not Iran, not at all.

Alexandra2001 · 12/03/2026 12:14

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 11:00

It's not a "failed war from the off" because regime change was not the only or main goal of the war. The US and Israel have said that regime change needs to come from within and they have urged the Iranian people to rise up. Even if they do not feel able to do this right now, the regime has been weakened and that has to be a good thing for anyone who thinks they are evil.

There are many other goals that have already been mentioned. They are doing pretty well with achieving those. Though still have a long way to go so the outcome of the war is really not known yet.

I don't think there is a poster on here that doesn't think the Iranian regime isn't evil.

But it seems that you re one of the few posters who think this war is all going very well.
Its not, its a fucking disaster, that will make the GFC of 2008 look like a mere blip.

UAE, Bahrain, both attacked, depots and ships on fire... oil and gas supplies

Even releasing 400 million barrels of oil has made no difference, prices have gone up.

For the ordinary Iranian, they will now have an equal or even worse leader.

The only way out now, is to appease the Iranians, putting them in an even stronger position, plus higher oil prices help them and Russia, damaging Ukraine.

Trump has made possibly the worst decision ever made by a US President, all done because he couldn't stand up to Netanyahu, either that or he really is under the control of the Russians.

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 12:14

nomas · 12/03/2026 12:12

You think the USA or Israel cares about killing Iranian kids? Delulu.

My point was there is no benefit to any of them in targeting a school.

SherlockStones · 12/03/2026 12:16

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 12:13

Ah yes of course ... it is Israel that has a history of threatening it's own people

Not Iran, not at all.

It's not mutually exclusive nor does it change the truth of what I said.

Alexandra2001 · 12/03/2026 12:19

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 12:14

My point was there is no benefit to any of them in targeting a school.

They kill 160 children, many of whom are the children of IRGC members, would be one advantage (from their pov)

But the point is, no decent military would target a facility that is so close to a school, so why did they?

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 12:19

Alexandra2001 · 12/03/2026 12:14

I don't think there is a poster on here that doesn't think the Iranian regime isn't evil.

But it seems that you re one of the few posters who think this war is all going very well.
Its not, its a fucking disaster, that will make the GFC of 2008 look like a mere blip.

UAE, Bahrain, both attacked, depots and ships on fire... oil and gas supplies

Even releasing 400 million barrels of oil has made no difference, prices have gone up.

For the ordinary Iranian, they will now have an equal or even worse leader.

The only way out now, is to appease the Iranians, putting them in an even stronger position, plus higher oil prices help them and Russia, damaging Ukraine.

Trump has made possibly the worst decision ever made by a US President, all done because he couldn't stand up to Netanyahu, either that or he really is under the control of the Russians.

I'm not a war analyst or involved in the war so have no idea if it's going "very well". However, it's clearly false to say that the US/Israel are achieving none of their goals or as some of you have argued, don't have any goals.

We won't know until the war is over who gained the most/lost the most out of it out of the US/Israel/Iran.

Iran do appear to be losing a lot if you look at their decimated navy, for example. But it's not over yet to do a reckoning.

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 12:30

Alexandra2001 · 12/03/2026 12:19

They kill 160 children, many of whom are the children of IRGC members, would be one advantage (from their pov)

But the point is, no decent military would target a facility that is so close to a school, so why did they?

You're just way more cynical than me if you think the US would deliberately target children.

There is an ongoing military investigation into the incident and interim findings suggest that the US is responsible for the deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian school. The New York Times report into the preliminary finding are that:

The Feb. 28 strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building was the result of a targeting mistake by the U.S. military, which was conducting strikes on an adjacent Iranian base of which the school building was formerly a part, the preliminary investigation found. Officers at U.S. Central Command created the target coordinates for the strike using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, people briefed on the investigation said.
Officials emphasized that the findings are preliminary and that there are important unanswered questions about why the outdated information had not been double checked.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/iran-school-missile-strike.html

Alexandra2001 · 12/03/2026 12:47

Twiglets1 · 12/03/2026 12:19

I'm not a war analyst or involved in the war so have no idea if it's going "very well". However, it's clearly false to say that the US/Israel are achieving none of their goals or as some of you have argued, don't have any goals.

We won't know until the war is over who gained the most/lost the most out of it out of the US/Israel/Iran.

Iran do appear to be losing a lot if you look at their decimated navy, for example. But it's not over yet to do a reckoning.

One could argue, that Iran will rebuild with much a more modern military, as a result of these attacks, Russia and China will supply them, paid for by oil.

Plus given the on going and increasing attacks on oil facilities, the Iranians are not being degraded.

On the school, much of the information the US got, was given by the Israelis, who i genuinely believe, do not care about schools or children.

We know this from Gaza, Children, as best, were seen as collateral damage.

ScrollingLeaves · 12/03/2026 13:34

BBC 1 hr ago.

Democrats in the US Senate have written to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers about the strike on a primary school in Iran that Iranian officials say killed 168 people, including about 110 children.………
continued here:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn87ndd4rgyo

Sherbs12 · 12/03/2026 13:45

oldtiredcyclist · 12/03/2026 11:36

I used to think that John Bolton, Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld were evil, but Hegseth is like them on steroids, he lacks any humanity.

Agreed. Hegseth is also dangerously lacking in intelligence and understanding of history, geo-politics, etc. - he should be nowhere near this level of power.

I find Stephen Miller an even more menacing threat than Hegseth.

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