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"The excavator stops suddenly. One of the workers reaches into the rubble and
pulls something free. It isn’t twisted metal or broken concrete. It’s a child’s
exercise book. The pages are still intact, covered in neat handwriting. On the
front is a name: Mahya Salari. She was eight years old.
Five months after a missile tore through Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in
Minab, southern Iran, excavators are still clearing the site. Workers search
for the remains of one young boy still believed to be buried beneath the
debris.
According to the Minab prosecutor’s office, 156 people, including 120 children,
were killed here when a US-made Tomahawk missile struck on the first day of the
war.
Across the city, portraits of the dead cover walls, shopfronts and roadside
billboards, turning Minab into one of the defining symbols of civilian
suffering.
When the US-Israeli attack on Iran began on 28 February, the US president,
Donald Trump, had urged Iranians to “seize control of your destiny”. Instead,
the conflict reshaped Iran in ways few expected. A journey the length of the
country reveals the impact of the war on its people."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
