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US president says he ‘feels’ reports that ayatollah was killed in ‘major combat operation’ are ‘correct’; at least 201 people thought to have died in attacks

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency has reported that at least 40 people were killed after an Israeli strike hit a girls’ elementary school in Minab in the southern Hormozgan province.

This is a developing story. I’ve provided some micro-updates in the comments, focusing on the verification of the story.

I recommend this Middle East Eye, and this Guardian article for more on this story.

  • adhd_traco@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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    3 months ago

    God this is complicated, top-level comment of where I wanted to micro-update got deleted.

    So it will be here, though I don’t think there will be much more to say.

    earlier update

    source

    Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Vall said of the attack on the girls’ school, “There are new reports confirming the number of people killed in that strike has now gone above 40. […]”

    Recent updates

    source

    A staff member at the Minab school, who asked not to be named, told Middle East Eye she remains in shock at the intensity of the attack.

    Through tears, she said she used to watch the young girls playing at school every day. After today’s strikes, however, she saw their bodies lying on classroom benches and in different corners of the school.

    Pinging @diplomjodler3@lemmy.world FYI