US-Israel war on Iran: Trump appears to support reports supreme leader Khamenei is dead – latest reports
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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.

  • ominous ocelot@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Thanks.

    The weekend in Iran is Thursday and Friday. Saturday is the first day of the week

    I didn’t know that. Why is that? Something about religious beliefs?

    Found this: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/irans-debate-about-weekends-highlights-tehrans-ideological-constraints

    … parliament ultimately approved the plan to make Friday and Saturday the official weekend on May 15, 2024. Yet the Guardian Council subsequently rejected this decision…

    and yes, there are schools for girls… I’m not sure what you’re implying by that bit…

    It is the information in the article, which I don’t doubt (including workweek). That bit is not part of the message to provoke an emotional reaction during wartime.