On February 28, a US missile strike hit a school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, Iran, resulting in 155 deaths, including 120 children. A preliminary US military investigation concluded that the strike was an error, with the intended target being an adjacent Islamic Revolutionary Guards Military Base.
Shahram-e Shahid-Saless, a journalist and political analyst, stated that Tehran's proposed agreement with Washington hinges on the Islamic Republic's demand for sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, a condition he believes no U.S. president would accept.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported that two Hezbollah operatives were killed in an airstrike near Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. The airstrike also destroyed a weapons depot and other Hezbollah infrastructure.
A high-ranking member of the Bit, an office associated with Shiite sources of emulation, told IranWire in an exclusive interview that IRGC commanders view the clergy and major sources of emulation as the primary obstacle to seizing power after Ayatollah Khamenei. The source also revealed that the Bit of the IRGC is monitoring sources of emulation in Qom and Najaf to prevent opposition to Mojtaba Khamenei’s leadership.
