More than 160 people, mostly schoolgirls, were killed by a suspected US-Israeli strike Videos released online and verified by a number of news agencies have amplified accusations that the US is behind the deadly strike on an Iranian girls‘ school that left over 160 people dead. The footage shows what appears to be a US Tomahawk missile impacting near the school in Minab, southern Iran. A video shared by Mehr News agency claims to show “the moment when Israeli and American terrorists struck Minab school” on February 28. Both the Washington Post and New York Times verified the authenticity of the footage, using satellite imagery, social media posts, and other geolocated videos. The Washington Post, citing eight independent munitions experts, described the clip as the latest indication of likely US involvement in the strike. It noted that the missile hit next to an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval complex, which was adjacent to the school. CBS News reported, citing a p...
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The Assembly of Experts says a consensus has been reached on Ali Khamenei’s successor Several members of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for selecting the country’s next supreme leader, have said they have reached a decision but did not disclose the chosen candidate. Supreme Leader Mullah Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 37 years, was killed in a US-Israeli strike on Tehran on February 28, at the outset of a war which has now embroiled much of the Middle East. Israel has warned it would target any figure selected to replace Khamenei. “The most suitable candidate, approved by the majority of the Assembly of Experts, has been determined,” member Mohsen Heydari said on Sunday, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA). Read more Khamenei killing: America and Israel cross a new line in international politics According to Iranian media reports, the group of scholars had a minor disagreement over whether their final decision must follow an in-person...
The cartoon depicts devastating Iranian retaliation against the American and Israeli military after a deadly strike on the Minab girls’ school Iranian media have shared a Lego-style video touting Tehran’s purported retaliation against the US and Israel, depicting the American and Israeli leadership in a panic. The animation, dubbed ‘Narrative of Victory,’ was widely circulated online on Sunday. It opens with a cartoonish figure of US President Donald Trump – accompanied by the Devil – reading the Jeffrey Epstein files. The US president is then shown going haywire and ordering strikes on Iran, apparently implying that the attack was meant to distract everyone from a domestic scandal involving the late sex offender’s ties with American elites. The video then depicts an attack on an Iranian girls’ school in Minab, which left more than 170 people dead, with a vengeful Iranian soldier examining the ruins and getting ready for retaliation. Tehran has blamed the attack on Israel and the U...
Instead of challenging male power, the high-ranking ladies attach themselves to it like tradwives International Women’s Day used to come with a certain esthetic. A celebration of past victories and a look ahead to new hopes and challenges. But this year, the vibe is women on social media , claiming Iranian heritage, dancing in celebration of US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, even as reports circulate that bombs had killed roughly 160 schoolgirls. Meanwhile, Western female leaders – those who regularly speak about things like feminist foreign policy and are seen as the epitome of female governance – seemed suddenly to develop an acute sensitivity about tone. Statements were measured and delicately phrased so as not to antagonize the men launching the missiles. The question practically writes itself: how did a movement once defined by dissent become so cautious in the presence of power? The answer begins with a misunderstanding of feminism’s history. Contrary to the mythol...
Budapest impounded armored trucks carrying tens of millions of dollars as part of a money laundering investigation Hungarian authorities swooped in on two Ukrainian armored trucks near Budapest on Thursday, seizing tens of millions of dollars in cash and nine kilograms of gold, sparking one of the most explosive diplomatic confrontations between the two countries in recent months. The arrest also coincided with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky issuing a direct military threat to Prime Minister Viktor Orban. While Hungary suggested the trucks could be linked to a money-laundering operation run by a Ukrainian “war mafia,” Kiev accused Budapest of “blackmail,” “theft,” and “state banditism.” Unconfirmed media reports have also suggested the shipment may have been tied to backroom dealings between Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and EU power brokers. The incident comes amid already strained relations between Budapest and Kiev, with the two sides locked in disputes over oil transit and H...
RT looks into the fighting capabilities of the respective countries as the conflict enters its second week The US and Israel attacked Iran last Saturday, citing the need to curb the alleged threat posed by the Islamic Republic and the need to topple its government. The bombing campaign started with attacks on the Iranian military and civilian leadership, taking the life of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other senior officials. Read more How the Iran war is dividing Team Trump The bombing campaign continued throughout the week, with multiple government sites, police stations, and military installations targeted. More than 1,300 civilians were killed in the US and Israeli attacks, including a large number of children, according to Tehran. The bombing of a girls’ elementary school in Minab, which left at least 168 minors dead, became the most prominent mass-casualty incident of the conflict thus far. Iran retaliated with missile and kamikaze drone attacks...