How U.S. Media Uncovered the Truth about the Iran School Strike

Jennifer Schulze

One of America’s precision weapons — a Tomahawk missile — hit an elementary school in Iran, killing nearly 200 children. It appears to be the worst tragedy so far in the U.S.-Israel-launched war. The United Nations calls it a violation of international humanitarian law and Human Rights Watch says it requires a war crimes investigation.

It was dogged reporting by U.S. and international journalists using open-source intelligence — “geolocated videos, public statements from U.S. officials and the assessment of munitions experts” — that uncovered the growing evidence that it was the U.S. military that launched not one, but two Tomahawk missiles at the school. Now the New York Times is reporting that a preliminary government inquiry does place the blame squarely on the U.S.

The images are truly devastating. Bystander videos show parents clawing through the rubble searching for survivors. There is aerial footage of row after row of tiny graves. Iranian state T.V. had live coverage of the funerals with enormous crowds of mourners.

The tragedy is an important part of the story of this war. But because it has become a political liability for Donald Trump, MAGA media has mostly ignored it.

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