by Sharon Zhang | Sep 15, 2026 | Department of Defense, Impeachment, Iran, Minab, News, Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, Thomas Massie
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) has moved to force an impeachment vote against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, introducing eight articles on the House floor accusing Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors on Tuesday. Massie’s measure is privileged, meaning that the House will be forced to vote on it by Thursday. With Republicans in charge of the House, the articles are unlikely to pass…
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by Amy Goodman | Jul 22, 2026 | Donald Trump, Interview, Iran, iran war, Minab, War
On February 28, the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, missiles landed on Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the Iranian city of Minab, in a civilian area near the Strait of Hormuz. At least 121 schoolchildren were killed along with 26 teachers. Forensic Architecture and Sky News analyzed the attack, finding that the neighborhood was bombed a second time while families and rescuers were…
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by Sharon Zhang | Jul 15, 2026 | Donald Trump, Iran, Minab, News, Pete Hegseth, War Crimes
As calls for transparency grow, President Donald Trump has waved away the idea of accepting U.S. responsibility for the massacre of schoolchildren in Minab, Iran, on the first day of the U.S. and Israel’s war — and has suggested, heinously, that photo evidence of U.S. munitions used on the school “are AI.” Asked about a letter from Democrats this week calling for the release of the U.S.
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by Etan Mabourakh | Jul 10, 2026 | Donald Trump, Iran, Minab, NDAA, Op-Ed, Pete Hegseth, War Crimes
New details are emerging about the U.S. attack on the Minab school that killed 168 people — and yet the Trump administration continues to stonewall and is refusing to release findings, even as CNN reports that U.S. military officials knew within days what happened. Here’s what we know: On the morning of February 28, 2026, the first day of “Operation Epic Fury,” the United States bombed the…
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by Truthout | Jun 18, 2026 | Donald Trump, Iran, iran war, Minab, News, Pete Hegseth, War Crimes
President Donald Trump dismissed a question on whether he’d hold members of his administration accountable for a strike on an Iranian elementary school in the early days of the war, continuing to deny that the U.S. was involved in the massacre despite evidence suggesting otherwise. A reporter asked Trump on Wednesday whether he would “hold anyone in your administration accountable for the…
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by Negin Owliaei | May 10, 2026 | Afghanistan, Antiwar, Children, Disarmament, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Minab, Mother's Day, Op-Ed, Palestine, War, weapons, Yemen
A video of Makan Nasiri has been shared over and over on social media in recent weeks. It starts off with vignettes familiar to so many parents: a young child opening the door to be surprised by a birthday cake, then walking with friends, then dancing joyfully with an older relative. Halfway through, though, there’s a sharp transition. Nasiri was a student at Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in…
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