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Your comment made me realise that while Iran has attacked a dozen countries, they have yet to attack a school or a hospital. Not condoning anyone but shows the

Your comment made me realise that while Iran has attacked a dozen countries, they have yet to attack a school or a hospital. Not condoning anyone but shows the priority of both sides.

throwaway132448 6mo ago
This is obviously made easier when your opposition doesn’t stockpile their weapons in, nor conduct their military operations from, schools and hopsitals.
cardanome 6mo ago
Well some civilians have been injured when Iran attacked the hotels where US agents were stationed. Mostly due to them being foreign workers and well we all know how Dubai and the Saudis treat foreign workers. They were not allowed evacuate in time. Of course it will be hard to completely avoid civilian casualties in the long run, I fear but yeah Iran has been pretty measured. Iran's fight is with the US imperialists and Israel and not the people that live in the region.
- GordonS 6mo ago
  > some civilians have been injured when Iran attacked the hotels where US agents were stationed Surely the US are using civilians as human shields?
  - cardanome 6mo ago
    Yes, they are absolutely using civilians as human shields. Just like Israel has been doing for ages. That is why they constantly lie about Hamas using human shields. Every accusation is a confession with these people.
    - DoctorOetker 6mo ago
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- thomassmith65 6mo ago
  The mullahs and IRGC are not famous for their compassion or kind-heartedness. They are infamous for fulminating against liberals, plotting to kill enemies, torturing and hanging dissidents from cranes, persecuting minorities and women, funding terror cells, and fleecing their citizens to enrich themselves. Many of the comments here suffer from a misguided refusal to be impressed by the regime's reputation, as though anyone the American establishment criticises must automatically be righteous.
  - anramon 6mo ago
    >from a misguided refusal to be impressed by the regime's reputation You have to thank the actions of the genocidal State of Israel that anything below it is somewhat acceptable. Reaping what they sow themselves.
    - JumpCrisscross 6mo ago
      > Reaping what they sow Israel and Iran somewhat independently came to the conclusion that they’re the regional hegemon, and that protecting that position is worth any cost.
      - breppp 6mo ago
        I would see this war as the end of a string of wars initiated by Iran through Hamas in October 7. This left Israel similar to the USA post 9/11 or Peal Harbor. On a streak to make it never happen again in a very decisive/brutal way. Hegemony wasn't the moving factor for Israel, at least until very late in the war, and due to the same reasons
        JumpCrisscross 6mo ago
        > the end of a string of wars initiated by Iran through Hamas in October 7 Locally, yes. Iran not condemning those attacks was a fuckup. More broadly, this is the Levant versus Persia, a power contest as old as civilization.
arbuge 6mo ago
They did however murder thousands of protesters in their own streets in January, and who knows how much more dissidents over the years. This one was just this week: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-execution-teen-wrestler-january-protests/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-execution-teen-wrestler-ja... So there's that.
- w10-1 6mo ago
  Strategically, it makes no sense to corner and threaten people. Murdering their own citizens shows the degree to which they'll go to preserve their power. If anything, that's a reason to slowly bleed them instead of cornering and escalating. The evil of your enemy does not excuse your own strategic stupidity or cruelty.
  - zarzavat 6mo ago
    Arguably the country that has done the most to cement the Iranian regime is the United States with its sanctions. If Iran had been left to develop into a normal Middle Eastern oil-rich country then things might have turned out differently. The more money people have the harder it is to control them.
- GordonS 6mo ago
  You're being disingenuous - the "protestor" was caught on camera literally hacking a policeman to pieces. He murdered a policeman, and will now be executed.
  - geraneum 6mo ago
    Can you back this with linking the said videos and maybe some info on legal proceedings of the fair trial in which this person was convicted? I’m curious.
    - arbuge 6mo ago
      From that article, on CBS News which isn't exactly known for being a fan of this administration: "Rights groups said the trio were executed without a fair trial and had given confessions under torture."
maratc 6mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing
energy123 6mo ago
They attacked a hospital during the 12 day war. They attacked a school today but it was evacuated due to the early warning system. They attack civilian targets indiscriminately using cluster warheads, in violation of international law.
- yonixw 6mo ago
  HN need community notes BAD.
JumpCrisscross 6mo ago
> they have yet to attack a school or a hospital Most of their ordinance has been intercepted. And a good fraction was unguided enough that it would have hit a school or hospital.
- alephnerd 6mo ago
  > hit a school Already has in Azerbaijan [0] and attempted in Israel [1]. Most reporting is hyper-regional and somewhat kept under wraps (eg. Qatar and UAE are actively prosecuting leakers who are using Reddit, and have even taken control of Qatar's subreddit [2]) or reported on in regional languages. I've found the information control in this conflict to be much more strategic/professional in comparison to what was is seen in Ukraine and Russia. [0] - https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/06/aliyev-vows-attacks-on-azerbaijan-will-face-our-iron-fist-after-iran-drone-strike https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/06/aliyev-vows-attacks-on-a... [1] - https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/iranian-cluster-bomb-hits-empty-kindergarten-in-rishon-letzion https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/iranian-cluster-bomb-hi... [2] - https://www.reddit.com/r/qatar/comments/1rt2fth/timeout/ https://www.reddit.com/r/qatar/comments/1rt2fth/timeout/
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flyinglizard 6mo ago
Here's a kindergarten Iran attacked just today: https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/iranian-cluster-bomb-hits-empty-kindergarten-in-rishon-letzion https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/iranian-cluster-bomb-hi... The fact Israel has a very effective defensive system (active and passive) does not mean Iranians avoid civilian targets.
idop 6mo ago
They obliterated a kindergarten in Israel just this morning, and several others since the start of the war. Last week a missile landed right behind my house, just between a kindergarten and an elementary school, damaging both. Literally all Israeli casualties were civilian. Your comment made me realize international media doesn't care to even publish this, leading to this incredibly skewed view.
- drcongo 6mo ago
  Doesn't Isreal have a ban on reporting of strikes inside their borders?
  - idop 6mo ago
    No, only specifics like exact locations are not publicized.
  - solatic 6mo ago
    The ban is on reporting the exact locations (i.e. coordinates) of where missiles land, because it's information that is useful in helping the enemy to calibrate where missiles will land. Reporting on other details is perfectly acceptable.
- einszwei 6mo ago
  Thanks for correction. I looked up the news and could find reporting that some fragments of a missile did hit kindergarten. Thankfully no kids were there. I'd edit my previous comment but I can't.
DoctorOetker 6mo ago
This is a truly profound insight, the benevolance of Iran's regime is suspiciously proportional to the interception prowess of the nations targeted by Iran. /s So every time allied militaries protect their schools and hospitals by intercepting missiles, drones etc from Iran, you give credit to Iran?

Your comment made me realise that while Iran has attacked a dozen countries, they have yet to attack a school or a hospital. Not condoning anyone but shows the priority of both sides.

throwaway132448 6mo ago

This is obviously made easier when your opposition doesn’t stockpile their weapons in, nor conduct their military operations from, schools and hopsitals.

cardanome 6mo ago

Well some civilians have been injured when Iran attacked the hotels where US agents were stationed. Mostly due to them being foreign workers and well we all know how Dubai and the Saudis treat foreign workers. They were not allowed evacuate in time. Of course it will be hard to completely avoid civilian casualties in the long run, I fear but yeah Iran has been pretty measured. Iran's fight is with the US imperialists and Israel and not the people that live in the region.

GordonS 6mo ago
> some civilians have been injured when Iran attacked the hotels where US agents were stationed Surely the US are using civilians as human shields?
- cardanome 6mo ago
  Yes, they are absolutely using civilians as human shields. Just like Israel has been doing for ages. That is why they constantly lie about Hamas using human shields. Every accusation is a confession with these people.
  - DoctorOetker 6mo ago
    [flagged]
thomassmith65 6mo ago
The mullahs and IRGC are not famous for their compassion or kind-heartedness. They are infamous for fulminating against liberals, plotting to kill enemies, torturing and hanging dissidents from cranes, persecuting minorities and women, funding terror cells, and fleecing their citizens to enrich themselves. Many of the comments here suffer from a misguided refusal to be impressed by the regime's reputation, as though anyone the American establishment criticises must automatically be righteous.
- anramon 6mo ago
  >from a misguided refusal to be impressed by the regime's reputation You have to thank the actions of the genocidal State of Israel that anything below it is somewhat acceptable. Reaping what they sow themselves.
  - JumpCrisscross 6mo ago
    > Reaping what they sow Israel and Iran somewhat independently came to the conclusion that they’re the regional hegemon, and that protecting that position is worth any cost.
    - breppp 6mo ago
      I would see this war as the end of a string of wars initiated by Iran through Hamas in October 7. This left Israel similar to the USA post 9/11 or Peal Harbor. On a streak to make it never happen again in a very decisive/brutal way. Hegemony wasn't the moving factor for Israel, at least until very late in the war, and due to the same reasons
      - JumpCrisscross 6mo ago
        > the end of a string of wars initiated by Iran through Hamas in October 7 Locally, yes. Iran not condemning those attacks was a fuckup. More broadly, this is the Levant versus Persia, a power contest as old as civilization.

arbuge 6mo ago

They did however murder thousands of protesters in their own streets in January, and who knows how much more dissidents over the years. This one was just this week: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-execution-teen-wrestler-january-protests/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-execution-teen-wrestler-ja... So there's that.

w10-1 6mo ago
Strategically, it makes no sense to corner and threaten people. Murdering their own citizens shows the degree to which they'll go to preserve their power. If anything, that's a reason to slowly bleed them instead of cornering and escalating. The evil of your enemy does not excuse your own strategic stupidity or cruelty.
- zarzavat 6mo ago
  Arguably the country that has done the most to cement the Iranian regime is the United States with its sanctions. If Iran had been left to develop into a normal Middle Eastern oil-rich country then things might have turned out differently. The more money people have the harder it is to control them.
GordonS 6mo ago
You're being disingenuous - the "protestor" was caught on camera literally hacking a policeman to pieces. He murdered a policeman, and will now be executed.
- geraneum 6mo ago
  Can you back this with linking the said videos and maybe some info on legal proceedings of the fair trial in which this person was convicted? I’m curious.
  - arbuge 6mo ago
    From that article, on CBS News which isn't exactly known for being a fan of this administration: "Rights groups said the trio were executed without a fair trial and had given confessions under torture."

maratc 6mo ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing

energy123 6mo ago

They attacked a hospital during the 12 day war. They attacked a school today but it was evacuated due to the early warning system. They attack civilian targets indiscriminately using cluster warheads, in violation of international law.

yonixw 6mo ago
HN need community notes BAD.

JumpCrisscross 6mo ago

> they have yet to attack a school or a hospital Most of their ordinance has been intercepted. And a good fraction was unguided enough that it would have hit a school or hospital.

alephnerd 6mo ago
> hit a school Already has in Azerbaijan [0] and attempted in Israel [1]. Most reporting is hyper-regional and somewhat kept under wraps (eg. Qatar and UAE are actively prosecuting leakers who are using Reddit, and have even taken control of Qatar's subreddit [2]) or reported on in regional languages. I've found the information control in this conflict to be much more strategic/professional in comparison to what was is seen in Ukraine and Russia. [0] - https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/06/aliyev-vows-attacks-on-azerbaijan-will-face-our-iron-fist-after-iran-drone-strike https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/06/aliyev-vows-attacks-on-a... [1] - https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/iranian-cluster-bomb-hits-empty-kindergarten-in-rishon-letzion https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/iranian-cluster-bomb-hi... [2] - https://www.reddit.com/r/qatar/comments/1rt2fth/timeout/ https://www.reddit.com/r/qatar/comments/1rt2fth/timeout/

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flyinglizard 6mo ago

Here's a kindergarten Iran attacked just today: https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/iranian-cluster-bomb-hits-empty-kindergarten-in-rishon-letzion https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/iranian-cluster-bomb-hi... The fact Israel has a very effective defensive system (active and passive) does not mean Iranians avoid civilian targets.

idop 6mo ago

They obliterated a kindergarten in Israel just this morning, and several others since the start of the war. Last week a missile landed right behind my house, just between a kindergarten and an elementary school, damaging both. Literally all Israeli casualties were civilian. Your comment made me realize international media doesn't care to even publish this, leading to this incredibly skewed view.

drcongo 6mo ago
Doesn't Isreal have a ban on reporting of strikes inside their borders?
- idop 6mo ago
  No, only specifics like exact locations are not publicized.
- solatic 6mo ago
  The ban is on reporting the exact locations (i.e. coordinates) of where missiles land, because it's information that is useful in helping the enemy to calibrate where missiles will land. Reporting on other details is perfectly acceptable.
einszwei 6mo ago
Thanks for correction. I looked up the news and could find reporting that some fragments of a missile did hit kindergarten. Thankfully no kids were there. I'd edit my previous comment but I can't.

DoctorOetker 6mo ago

This is a truly profound insight, the benevolance of Iran's regime is suspiciously proportional to the interception prowess of the nations targeted by Iran. /s So every time allied militaries protect their schools and hospitals by intercepting missiles, drones etc from Iran, you give credit to Iran?