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As stated in the article you linked where you also got this image, this is a satellite photo from 2013, when the building was a part of the military compound. But by 2016, it had been walled off from it and had gotten separate entrances.

why was the school inside the military compound

It wasn’t.

why did the US take the risk of striking it

Due to appalling incompetence which made them think it was part of the military compound. This should be investigated as a war crime, it’s an unacceptable mistake.

This is extremely tragic, and very worrying that the US cannot seem to admit to its mistake officially. It’s also obvious that the Islamic regime is taking this excellent chance to use in their propaganda against the US and Israel, because why shouldn’t they? It also undermines trust and hope that some Iranians have in that this may lead to a regime change.

That said, there is one thing true in what you stated, and that is that there may be some manipulation of the true death toll and other reporting of it, because the only source of it is the Islamic regime and they have an interest in making it appear as barbaric as possible. And as you said, neither side can be trusted, you can expect propaganda from both sides.

Reza Pahlavi is the de facto opposition leader. I know this, because I’m knee deep in the Iranian comma through family and friends. I speak the language and follow their media.

There’s a lot of other things I found when cursorily looking into Ryan Grim and Drop Site News, of which he’s a co-founder.

For example, they’re interviewing Iran’s deputy foreign minister without asking any uncomfortable questions: https://www.youtube.com/live/9pU9x3sQ2-s

The coverage of the January 8-9 massacres is severely lacking. There is a lot of space given to the Islamic regime’s propaganda, for example this piece that claims to be “from the ground”: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/interview-tehran-iran-protests-internet-blackout-israel-trump-pahlavi-riots

This account tries extremely hard to paint a picture that an organization was behind the protests, that it is “inorganic”. The articles spreads misinformation, distorts reality and ignores the brutality of the Islamic regime.

So what I see when I look at Ryan Grim’s reporting, is cherry picking of sources to fit an agenda.

Hey, your reporter with “a strong track record” is posting gossip to discredit the Iranian opposition leader: https://x.com/i/status/2028841292856254552

They mean what they say and it is propaganda. In addition, the amount of civilian targets hit are few. The Islamic regime itself is responsible for a lot more deaths. The opinions of regime-critical Iranians inside the country can be summarized like this: yes, bombs are scary, but the regime is more scary.

There is no carpet bombing of Tehran. This person is thus not a reputable source and you need to start doubting the rest of the claims until you find a better source.

You’re deliberately misrepresenting what I’m saying.

Regarding the school attack, it is not clear who were the perpetrators and all information is from regime media. UNESCO has initiated an investigation into it and we will see what the conclusion is.

Well, then I invite you to read some on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests

Most prominently, here’s videos from within Iran, celebrating the death of Khamenei:

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603012558

Here’s a video of happy people watching explosions from their roof:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVWWwYKFVEJ/

More excitement:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVVtg3XCoE4/

Excited people stated they hit Khamenei’s palace:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVTV4B0FXdA/

Here’s a video of people calmly watching fires from burning buildings hit by missiles. They trust that they are not in danger, the strikes are precise.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVbmtmSE7Dt/

Edit: another video:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVWEZJZjsYl/

I’m not denying people are being killed. I’m saying there is some collateral damage but it’s probably a lot less than reported. In all conflicts there will unfortunately be some innocent people that die, this is impossible to avoid.

And yes, Iranians approve and even celebrate the attacks against the regime, of which they see themselves as hostages of. There are plenty of videos showing this. You should try talking to some actual Iranians.

This is pure propaganda. Let me explain.

All friends and family we have contact with within Iran are not afraid of any strikes and describe the attacks as highly targeted. There is no “carpet bombing”.

The article cites NIAC, a propaganda piece of the IRGC, as a source, of which Trita Parsi is the head. All first-hand sources are directly controlled by the Islamic regime. The article even cites Hezbollah (!!!). I think this is very telling regarding overall credibility. Of course they have an interest in showing as high numbers of dead innocent civilians as possible.

Let’s say the number 500 over 4 days is correct. Of course this is tragic, but compare that to the 40 000 slaughtered by the Islamic regime on Jan 8-9. Iranians against the regime, which are the vast majority, see the US-Israeli attacks not as a start of the war but as a continuation of a war against the regime that has already started. The Iranians were screaming for foreign intervention, not because they necessarily like it, especially by the US and Israel, but because they see it as a necessity to get rid of the regime. Iranian civilians have tried and failed to get rid of the regime, because they lack weapons.

Iranians in general are pleased with the strikes on the leaders of the regime, there have especially been much celebration of the ayatollah being killed, but there is also a worry regarding what the war may bring, especially as they know that the US and Israel don’t have the best interest of the Iranian people in mind.

In the comments of this link you have two different people theorizing it is the IRGC who did this. I’ve read elsewhere that that this school is located within a military complex has been lifted as an argument that it is the work of the IRGC, as it would be easy for them to carry it out.

I haven’t seen any concrete evidence that it is this way or another. Let’s say that it is an Israeli attack - you could perhaps explain it as an attempt to hit the military complex that went horribly wrong. But the US and Israeli attacks have overall been more precise than this.

The collateral damage in other cases have been limited to unlucky people being at the wrong place at the wrong time, where the legitimate target happens to be. I read that so far there’s 133 civilians confirmed dead, of which 108 were at this school in question. Attacks like this will always have some collateral damage, and except for this school, I think it has been rather low.

I do not doubt anything about this attack taking place nor these details about it. It is a horrible attack. Do you have any evidence linking it to Israel, that is not just “Israel is attacking Iran today so this must be the work of Israel too”?

I also believe Israel is committing genocide and war crimes against Palestinians, and it is true that Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank have included it attacking civilian targets. As you say, allies of Israel tend to deny this for political reasons. (For completeness, let me also state that I believe that Hamas are just as evil as Israel - but with less power, so Israel is simply able to kill more.)

However, so far, the attacks of the US and Israel against Iran have been very precise and only legitimate military targets and personnel have been hit. Soon into the 12 day war Iranian civilians realized how precise the attacks were and were not afraid of going out. Instead, the attacks have been celebrated.

There’s been leaks from the IRGC that the plan was to attack its own people in the case of a US or Israeli attack. This combined is why I doubt this to be an attack by Israel. Of course eye witness accounts would count, but I do not trust media controlled by the Islamic regime, directly or indirectly.

There have been widespread rumors that the Islamic regime would perform an attack on their own citizens to discredit the attacks, in case the US or Israel does attack them. This report of 40+ school girls killed in a missile attack fits the agenda of the regime perfectly. It’s telling how quickly foreign journalists were reporting on this, as the regime fully controls what they may or may not do.

Before believing this, independent reports are needed. No, journalists allowed into the country do not count, as they only get to report what the regime allows them to. I bet no independent journalist is allowed to examine the rubble to see what type of missile this may have been.

May the Lord open

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