"I think so many Iranians have been anxiously watching. It's kind of our worst nightmare come to life: a direct involvement with the U.S. and Iran, with the U.S. and Israel as partners in this case. We saw a bit of a preview of that this summer with the U.S. getting involved with airstrikes. But the U.S.'s involvement was, as they said, just limited to nuclear sites. But this Saturday, among the first things I'm seeing is civilian infrastructure being hit."
"The fog of war is compounded by Iranian censorship and an almost total internet blackout. This made independent verification near impossible even while the snippets of information coming out of the country were increasingly alarming-for instance, one of the first stories to emerge was of an elementary school in Minab that partially collapsed while in session, killing many children."
On Saturday, U.S. and Israeli forces conducted strikes across Iran, targeting both military and civilian infrastructure. The attack created significant challenges for journalists and observers attempting to understand the situation, as Iranian censorship and near-total internet blackouts severely limited independent verification of events. Visual forensics reporter Nilo Tabrizy, who specializes in open-source investigations on Iran, tracked the strikes while communicating with sources inside the country. Early reports indicated civilian casualties, including an elementary school in Minab that partially collapsed during session, killing multiple children. The direct U.S.-Iran military involvement represents an escalation beyond previous limited strikes, marking a significant development in regional tensions.
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