"They have hit many targets around me and we hear fighter jets and missiles exploding. People were panicking and trying to get to their homes. Children are running out of school. There had been no warning from the Iranian government of a potential attack and people were caught unprepared."
"The Iranian government said one of the missiles hit a girl's elementary school in Minab city in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, killing at least 40 students. The airstrikes hit on the first day of Iran's work week while many were at work or in school."
"Our country's armed forces will teach America and Israel a big lesson. Iran declared that following the airstrikes in Iran early Saturday, it considered all U.S. and Israeli interests and assets in the region legitimate targets."
U.S. airstrikes struck Iran's capital Tehran, causing widespread panic as residents sought shelter and children evacuated schools. Iran reported a missile hit an elementary school in Minab, killing at least 40 students. Residents described hearing explosions and fighter jets with no advance warning from the Iranian government. In response, Iran launched retaliatory strikes against U.S. and Israeli targets, declaring all American and Israeli interests in the region legitimate targets. Iranian military officials vowed to teach America and Israel a lesson. The strikes affected multiple U.S. allies in the region, including Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based, and the United Arab Emirates, which intercepted Iranian missiles. Jordan's military also shot down ballistic missiles.
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