Posted on 07/01/2026 11:32:50 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
JERUSALEM (AP) — It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children.
In almost any other conflict, these haunting truths would be seared into national memory. Yet more than 120 days since at least one U.S. missile struck an Iranian primary school, there remains no final accounting of what happened.
The Trump administration has yet to directly accept the blame or formally release findings of a Pentagon investigation into the bombing, even though the military possessed evidence almost immediately that the site of the school had been struck, a U.S. official with knowledge of the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss an ongoing investigation, told The Associated Press.
The AP has reconstructed the story of the attack, beginning in the schoolyard on the morning of Feb. 28, drawing from open-source information, video footage, human rights reports and interviews with researchers and civilians inside and outside Iran to reveal previously unreported details about the bombing in Minab, including the diversity of children killed.
Still, many details about the blast remain elusive, as a lack of information from the Pentagon and politicization of the attack by Iran’s theocracy have complicated independent reporting efforts. That has created an accountability vacuum, leaving the families of the victims without resolution. Among the mysteries remaining are the number of munitions that hit the school and a complete list of the dead.
When asked last week about the incident, President Donald Trump said he hadn’t read the Pentagon’s report and had seen nothing to make him believe the U.S. had carried out the attack.
“I don’t know that they’re ever....”
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Did they mention the part about the deep state killing children and then blaming it on Trump?
If they don’t talk about the Muslim practice of using human shields, then it’s worth less than nothing.
OK AP, now do the 30,000+ Iranian protesters murdered by the IRGC.
Well if we had Mark Levin’s ways the headlines would be about US troop casualties mounting. So thanking God in the meantime and praying he never gets his way.
I watched an update about Ukraine and Russia yesterday. The tolls on both sides are staggering.
War is weaponized chaos. Siht happens.
It is, and those who began it 47 years ago deserve all that befalls them.
what are the official Iranian positions on the US strike on the girls school
Iran officially blames the United States and Israel for a deliberate airstrike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh (or Shajareh Tayyebeh / Shajarah Tayyiba) girls' elementary school in Minab, southern Iran (Hormozgan Province), on February 28, 2026.
Iran's government, state media, and senior officials have consistently described the incident as follows:
Iran has held mass funerals, used the incident in state media/propaganda, and pushed for international condemnation (e.g., at the UN). They reject any US/Israeli suggestions that the school was linked to military sites (noting it was a functioning civilian school).
This remains Iran's consistent public stance as of the latest reports. Independent verification of exact casualty figures and full context is limited due to the ongoing conflict and restricted access, but Iran's position is uniform across government channels.
sad. war is hell. obviously we don’t target children. sadder is the 350000 kids trafficked in under Joey Boy- via an intentional policy - lost by Becerra. 147000 have been found by this administration - wish this abomination was bothering Joe’s, Mayorkas’ or Becerra’s conscience. 103,000 still lost and liable to be enduring horrendous treatment.
Wait til AP finds out about the thousands of French and Belgian civilians killed by Allied bombing in WWII. Would it have been better to let Hitler have his way? How about when thousands were killed by Bill Clinton’s high-altitude bombing of Serbia? I don’t recall AP grieving over that.
The killing of the Iranian schoolchildren was horrible, and shouldn’t have happened. But this type of thing happens in warfare almost without exception, and it is only in recent years that major effort is made to reduce bystander casualties. The question is whether the war was justified by concerns about Iran’s nuclear weapons and missile programs.
The U.S. has a duty to protect its own national interests.
The good people of Iran have a duty to overthrow their corrupt overlords.
President Trump has substantially weakened the mullahs to the point where they are no longer a threat to the U.S.
Now it is up to the Iranian people to free themselves.
Even worse, they were all vegan, trans, disabled children!
It was in a Republican Guard military base, and was formerly used by the Republican Guard for military purposes.
And who keeps saying we did it? I've seen video showing an errant Iranian missile did it.
Why do you feel the need to drag this up? It seems contrary to the benefit of the country to stir up shit like this.
I recall seeing a video of a miss fired Iranian missile striking that school. Next question, what sort of people place a school close to a legitimate military target?
We got nothing new so let’s talk about some old made up crap again.
Did the AP interview Iranians who claimed that the bodies were moved there from a morque that held IRGC victims and laid them out for display? At least 5 parents of children there said their kids did not even attend that school.
40K inocent protestors slaughtered by the IRGC.
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