Analyses and video evidence emerged over the weekend showing that the air strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Girls’ Primary School on February 28—that killed over 160 girls aged 7 to 12—was carried out by the US military.

The girls’ school in Minab is in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province close to the Persian Gulf. The school was effectively pulverized by multiple blasts, and many of those killed were obliterated and could only be identified through DNA analysis. Footage showed bodies and body parts partially trapped under collapsed floors, alongside scattered schoolbags, notebooks and dust‑covered textbooks.

  • Dankob@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    And Iran killed 30,000 of its OWN PEOPLE IN JANUARY. Incomparable number

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      And the answer to that is murdering children?

      Whataboutism is stupid enough as is, you don’t need to aspire to make it dumber.

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      Google? What say you?

      Based on reports from early 2026, there have been allegations and estimates suggesting a high death toll during crackdowns on protests in Iran, with some sources, including reports cited by TIME magazine, indicating that over 30,000 people may have been killed by security services on Jan. 8 and 9, 2026. However, this figure is highly disputed and the subject of intense media contention:

      High Estimates: Reports from Iranian interior ministry sources and TIME suggested over 30,000 deaths in a massive, rapid crackdown, with bodies reportedly transported in trucks and the exhaustion of body bags.

      Government Denials: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed reports of a 30,000+ death toll as a “Hitler-style BIG LIE”.

      Official Figures: The Iranian government has acknowledged a much lower death toll of 3,117, claiming this number includes civilians, security forces, and those they termed “terrorists”.

      Other Estimates: Other reports have indicated varied, yet still high, estimates, including over 16,500 dead, 7,000 killed according to activists, or a lower figure of around 1,300, as reported in other updates during that volatile period.

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      Sure, Israel managed to kill 72,000 Gazans in like 2.5 years of genocide, but Iran managed to kill half as many in only a few weeks. Get a grip.

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      Since it’s a fake number, just make it bigger. then, you have two fake numbers to compare.

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        Like the 100 million alleged victims of communism when literally the only source of theirs (the black book of communism) doesn’t even say that… And they sometimes even say it is 200 million with zero evidence.

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          Communism has killed literally BILLIONS of people, while capitalism helps build strong bodies 12 ways!