\n<\/p>\n
Warning: this story contains details which some readers might find distressing<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u200b\u200bSatellite imagery analysis reveals multiple strikes and burn marks around a school in southern Iran, suggesting it was hit more than once, in an attack Iranian authorities say killed 168 people on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Verified videos and satellite imagery show extensive damage around the Shajareh Tayebeh primary school in Minab and the adjacent Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) compound. It also suggests the area was “struck by multiple simultaneous or near-simultaneous strikes”, says munitions expert N R Jenzen Jones.<\/p>\n
Two damaged buildings can be clearly seen in the image: one completely flattened within the IRGC base and the school building that is partially collapsed.<\/p>\n
Verified footage of the immediate aftermath of the strikes shows scenes of panic, with families screaming, as people search for victims in the rubble. In some videos, people hold up children’s schoolbags and books to the camera.<\/p>\n
Three days later, aerial footage showed neatly lined rows of at least 100 marked or freshly dug graves.<\/p>\n
Iranian officials have blamed the US and Israel for the attack, however neither country has accepted responsibility. Israel says it was not aware of any operations in the area, while US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Washington was still investigating the incident and that it would “never target, civilian targets”.<\/p>\n
An ongoing internet blackout in Iran has made it difficult to independently verify details of the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n