How We Analyzed the Strike on the Iranian School
Malachy Browne of our Visual Investigations team describes what satellite imagery and other evidence tell us about who might be responsible for an airstrike on an elementary school in southern Iran. The strike killed at least 175 people, according to health officials and Iranian state media.
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Middle East crisis live: Israel bombs Tehran and Beirut as Iran warns Europe to stay out of conflict or face ‘retaliation’
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Trump says Cuba is ‘going to fall pretty soon’ after White House comments – live
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ICE arrests US Spanish-language news outlet reporter without warrant
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Jesse Jackson hailed as ‘ambassador of hope’ at memorial attended by Clintons, Obama and Biden
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Ex-Liberal MP says the party must introduce gender quotas to start winning elections
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