▲ 322 ▼ Pentagon reports more than 600 Iran war casualties in quiet database update (www.theguardian.com) submitted 18 hours ago by Corvidae@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments Figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded
[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 53 points 17 hours ago (26 children) Because Iran is not bombing girls schools but military bases. permalink fedilink source hideshow 28 child comments replies: [–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 6 points 16 hours ago* (25 children) Yeah, Iran's unmatched in respect for human rights and the laws of war. Civilians in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are at grave risk from ongoing Iranian strikes in response to US and Israeli military attacks on Iran, Human Rights Watch said today. Many of the Iranian attacks have struck civilian residential buildings, hotels, civilian airports, and embassies, and have unlawfully targeted civilian objects such as financial centers. https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/17/iran-unlawful-strikes-across-gulf-endanger-civilians “If our security is not ensured, no infrastructure will be safe.” - Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, July 22 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 26 child comments replies: [–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago* I mean its definitely leaping over the low bar set by the US as they seem to be intent on only doing it in reprisal but yeah for much of the rest of the world this is probably somewhat of a "let them fight" moment. The Iranian dictatorship is brutal, lots of people were killed in the recent protests (2k+). The US government saw this and bombed a children's school. What's that Napoleon quote? "Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake" Thats kinda what the US did here. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (24 replies) load more comments (24 replies)
[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 6 points 16 hours ago* (25 children) Yeah, Iran's unmatched in respect for human rights and the laws of war. Civilians in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are at grave risk from ongoing Iranian strikes in response to US and Israeli military attacks on Iran, Human Rights Watch said today. Many of the Iranian attacks have struck civilian residential buildings, hotels, civilian airports, and embassies, and have unlawfully targeted civilian objects such as financial centers. https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/17/iran-unlawful-strikes-across-gulf-endanger-civilians “If our security is not ensured, no infrastructure will be safe.” - Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, July 22 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 26 child comments replies: [–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago* I mean its definitely leaping over the low bar set by the US as they seem to be intent on only doing it in reprisal but yeah for much of the rest of the world this is probably somewhat of a "let them fight" moment. The Iranian dictatorship is brutal, lots of people were killed in the recent protests (2k+). The US government saw this and bombed a children's school. What's that Napoleon quote? "Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake" Thats kinda what the US did here. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (24 replies)
[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago* I mean its definitely leaping over the low bar set by the US as they seem to be intent on only doing it in reprisal but yeah for much of the rest of the world this is probably somewhat of a "let them fight" moment. The Iranian dictatorship is brutal, lots of people were killed in the recent protests (2k+). The US government saw this and bombed a children's school. What's that Napoleon quote? "Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake" Thats kinda what the US did here. permalink fedilink source parent