I honestly don't know what to think about a girls' elementary school in Iran being struck with a missile. Obviously, if it was a mistake by the United States, that's terrible. President Donald Trump and Secretary of War say it's being investigated. As I said in an earlier post, the death toll rose from 36 to 150 to 165. It's hard to make out on this video, allegedly released by Iran, but it concludes in English, saying that 168 students were "martyred."
I've seen people, including Trump, that it was possibly a misfire by Iran. I've seen satellite photos showing that the school was located precariously near a handful of Iranian military installations. I've heard that the school was actually being used as a military installation, much as Hamas used hospitals as staging areas.
CNN reported last week that the U.S. military was likely responsible for the strike on the school:
The U.S. 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. pic.twitter.com/MAYn0rC6Ub
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) March 7, 2026
"CNN and expert analysis."
On Monday, CNN, which is reporting from inside Iran with the permission of the regime, released the results of its new investigation, showing that U.S. and Israeli strikes had damaged hospitals, schools, and gyms.
New CNN Investigation👇
— CNN International PR (@cnnipr) March 9, 2026
Forensic analysis of videos and satellite imagery shows how US-Israeli strikes have damaged Iranian hospitals, schools and gyms near targets.
From CNN's @katie_polglase and the investigations team. pic.twitter.com/7HU5HZX502
A "new" video allegedly added evidence that it was a U.S. Tomahawk missile that struck the school.
Breaking News: New video adds to evidence that a U.S. missile likely hit an Iranian school where 175 people, many of them children, were reportedly killed.https://t.co/Dqo309M8lW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 9, 2026
That still reportedly proves it was a Tomahawk missile, but it must have been captured in profile because the wings are missing.
Now, the Iranians, or someone sympathetic to the Iranians, has released a "brutal" AI-generated video recreating the strike on the school by a U.S. bomber. We noticed it popped up on the China in English feed:
The lightning effects are pretty cheesy, and I'm certainly no austere religious scholar, but these girls seem too young to be wearing burkas to school.
🇮🇷 Iran just released a video showing two parallel stories:
— China in English (@New_tres) March 10, 2026
A girl getting ready to go to school, and a U.S. soldier getting ready to bomb the school she attends.
Brutal. https://t.co/Ykmv1vm0O8
"Brutal."
Yeah, not really.
Video is from an propaganda bot account that was just created pic.twitter.com/10PwfRD5tN
— Clara Winslow (@clara_winslow) March 10, 2026
The propaganda is off the charts.
— Nina (@NinaJA333) March 10, 2026
This is very moving, there's only about 75 things wrong with it.
— SonofGeo (@sonofgeo) March 10, 2026
So, an obvious AI propaganda video?
— LITizen Jeff ✝️🇺🇲👨👩👧👦🚜🥋 (@LITizenJeff) March 10, 2026
Also pure Chinese produced propaganda.
— @amuse (@amuse) March 10, 2026
Propaganda video from India, China, or Pakistan take your bets.
— Paladin Blue psycho (@Darklor72421326) March 10, 2026
Only "brutal" to complete idiots, but I guess you know your viewership.
— Fla Mom (@Fla_Mom) March 10, 2026
I've got to say I'm completely unmoved by this video. That's not entirely correct … I actually care less now.
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