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U.S. Military Strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island in What U.S. Officials Call a Defensive Measure
The action was limited, the officials said, with no immediate plans to escalate. The strikes come on the eve of the midterm elections.

Exclusive | U.S. Strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Trump Talks Down War Risks
The assault follows comments by President Trump playing down the possibility of a return to war with Iran after Tuesday’s midterm elections.
The U.S. Struck Qeshm Island the Night Before the Midterms. Officials Called It Defensive; the Pentagon Said Nothing.
On Monday night, several explosions were heard in rapid succession on Qeshm Island, at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's state news agency IRNA...

US hits Qeshm Island, Pezeshkian signals more diplomacy: Iran war latest
With the first US attack on Qeshm Island since June, Iran and the US are on parallel tracks towards both peace and war.

US strikes 'dozens of targets' in Iran as war threatens to engulf Middle East
America's military strikes "dozens" of Revolutionary Guard targets across Iran, as the spread of hostilities to Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia threatens to plunge the rest of the Middle East into all-out conflict.
UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes
The US has not acknowledged carrying out February's deadly strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.

How We Analyzed the Strike on the Iranian School | Visual Investigations
U.S. fires a new wave of strikes on Iran and hits a tanker trying to skirt its blockade
The U.S. and Iran traded fire for the sixth consecutive day on Thursday with U.S. strikes targeting Iranian command centers and missile sites, and Iran targeting U.S. military bases in Gulf countries, as both sides intensified attacks over control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Preliminary Inquiry Finds U.S. Responsible for Iran Elementary School Attack
US military investigation suggests likely US role in Iran girls' school strike
U.S. military investigators tentatively conclude U.S. forces likely responsible for strike on Iranian girls' school in Minab, killing scores of children, investigation ongoing.

Analysis suggests US was responsible for deadly strike on Iranian elementary school | CNN
The United States military was likely responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, the deadliest incident of civilian casualties in the US and Israel’s almost week-long war with Iran, according to CNN and expert analysis of evidence.

US may have struck Iranian girls' school after using outdated targeting data, sources say
Video surfaced that experts say appears to show a US Tomahawk missile striking the area. But exactly how the tragedy unfolded has remained unclear.

Two Waves of Bombing: New Videos Reveal Further Details About Iran School Strike - bellingcat
Analysis suggests there were at least two waves of strikes carried out in the area around the IRGC complex and adjacent girls' school.

UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity
A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.

NEW with @lhn.bsky.social: The US claims to have struck more than 9,000 sites in Iran, but the war is taking place in an information void. Iranian volunteers are mapping confirmed strikes and warning citizens about potential strike targets, as the country enters its 26th day without the internet
Iranians Don’t Have a Missile Alert System, So Volunteers Built Their Own Warning Map
www.wired.comTwo new videos have emerged showing the deadly strikes that hit an IRGC compound, as well as an adjacent girls’ school, in Minab, Iran. By geolocating and verifying the footage, Bellingcat found two waves of attacks, occurring hours apart. bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/27/new-videos-re…
Two Waves of Bombing: New Videos Reveal More Details About Iran Girls' School Strike - bellingcat
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