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Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds

354 points · 307 comments · hebelehubele

boesboes · 1789645981 · focus · HN ↗
That was never a question right?
1. jvanderbot · 1789654384 · focus · HN ↗
  Colloquially, I think it is well accepted that US launched the missiles. The question is whether they indiscriminately targeted civilians.
  NYT did an excellent analysis showing that the US probably did intentionally target the building, believing it to be part of the nearby compound that received several direct strikes. This analysis is really good [1]
  The definition of war crime is not "Killed civilians" it is "targeted civilians" or "reckless indiscriminate attacks". My understanding of the NYT analysis is that this was very plausibly misunderstood to still be part of the iran national guard compound.
  Everyone gets their own opinion on this. There were 900 or so strikes in the first 12h, and only one school hit, and that school was actually part of the compound before. A horrific accident that was brought on by unnecessary hostilities, i think.
  1: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/iran-school-missile-strike.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/iran-school-m...
  1. paulddraper · 1789655947 · focus · HN ↗
    To recap:
    A Iranian military structure was converted into a school.
    After conversion, the rest of the naval base remained there (< 100m away).
    Missile strikes hit both the base and the adjacent school.
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    FYI, it's not unusual for schools to be part of military bases. The U.S. itself operates over a 100. [1]
    [1] <a href="https://www.dodea.edu/" rel="nofollow">https://www.dodea.edu/
    WarmWash · 1789658810 · focus · HN ↗
    I think the dishonesty is that if the tables were turned, the overwhelming chorus would be
    "Why the fuck would you convert former soldier barracks, still located on an active base, to a kids school and never update the publicly available maps? How fucking dumb are you?"

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