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official and public informa- tion released by the U.S. and Israeli militaries suggest an explosion that killed scores of Iranian students at a school was likely caused by U.S.airstrikesthatalsohitan adjacent compound associ- atedwiththeregime’sRevo- lutionaryGuard. The Feb. 28 strike, which had the highest reported civilian death toll since the war began, has come under staunch criticism from the United Nations and human rightsmonitors. More than 165 people were killed, most of them of children, in the blast during school hours at Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School, according to Iranian statemedia.

Satellite images taken Wednesday and reviewed by the The Associated Press show most of the school in the city of Minab, some 680 miles southeast of Tehran, reducedtorubble,acrescent shape punched into its roof. Expertssaythetightpattern of the damage visible on the satellite photos is consistent withatargetedairstrike. IranhasblamedIsraeland theUnitedStatesfortheblast. Neithercountryhasaccepted responsibility. Asked about the strike at the school at a Pentagon news briefing Wednesday, Defense Secre- tary Pete Hegseth said, “All I can say is that we’re inves- tigating that.

We, of course, never target civilian targets. But we’re taking a look and investigatingthat.” The U.S. military is launching an assessment of the incident. According to the Pentagon’s instructions on processes for mitigat- ing civilian harm, an assess- mentisdoneafteragroupof investigators make an initial determination that the U.S. militarymaybearculpability. A U.S. official told the AP that the strike was likely by the U.S.

The official spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitivematter. Another is the location of the school — next to a base of the Revolutionary Guard in Hormozgan Prov- ince and close to a barracks for its naval brigade. The U.S. military has focused on naval targets and acknowl- edgedstrikesintheprovince, including one in the vicinity oftheschool. Israel, which has denied conducting the strike, has focused on areas of Iran closer to Israel and hasn’t reported conducting any strikes south of Isfahan, 500 milesaway.

When asked by the AP about its findings, U.S. mili- tary Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins said, “It would be inappropriate to comment given the incident is under investigation.”

DUBAI, United Arab Emir- ates — President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to rule out talkswithIranabsentits“uncon- ditional surrender.” Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut and Tehran as Iran launched more retaliatory strikes against Israel andGulfcountriesontheseventh dayofthewar. The strikes in Lebanon were the heaviest since a 2024 cease- fire ended the last war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, who fired rockets at Israel in the opening days of the war now underway. More than 95,000 people have fled Beirut’s suburbs and southern Lebanon aftersweepingIsraelievacuation warnings.

In a social media post on Friday, Trump said that after Iran’s surrender, “and the selec- tion of a GREAT & ACCEPT- ABLE Leader(s),” that the U.S. and its allies would help rebuild Iran, making it “economically bigger, better, and stronger than everbefore.” Thosecommentswerelikelyto raisefurtherquestionsaboutthe endgame of the war launched a In Iran, Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’ By Kate Armanini and Talia Soglin CHICAGO TRIBUNE Almost 1,700 Chicago Public Schools support staffers have joined the Service Employees International Union after the school district dropped an objec- tiontotheirorganizingcampaign.

Theso-called“miscellaneous” workers won union membership after the Illinois Educational LaborRelationsBoardcertifieda petitionfromLocal73ofSEIUto representthemlastweek. Miscellaneous workers fill in for a wide range of support roles in schools across the district, including as tutors and recess monitors.Local73,whichalready represents about 13,000 support staff members throughout the district,hasarguedthattheyoften performthesameworkasunion- izedworkersinthecity’sschools, butforlesspayandnobenefits. “If this means that there’s going to be a lot of things that are going to change for the better, we’re happier,” said Janet Romo, CPS support workers join SEIU, eyeing better perks Janet Romo stands Friday outside Chicago’s R.H.

Lee Elementary School, where she has worked for about a year. Classified as a “miscellaneous”worker, she has now joined the Service Employees International Union. ANTONIO PEREZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE SCHOOLBLASTFALLOUT: Evidence points to the U.S. in a deadly school explosion that has come under staunch criticism from the United Nations and human rights monitors.Nation &World See IRAN on Page A2 See CPS on Page A2 By Darcel Rockett and Rick Pearson CHICAGO TRIBUNE A crescendo of voices from the worlds of religion, poli- tics, business, sports and entertainment converged Friday at the South Side’s House of Hope, providing a requiem to the vast reach of the leadership, inspiration and teachings thatmadetheRev.JesseJacksonanationalcivilrightsicon.

Morethan1,000peopleattendedthepubliccelebration of life ceremony for Jackson, including former Presidents BillClinton,BarackObamaandJoeBiden,whowereaccom- paniedbyformerfirstladiesJillBidenandHillaryRodham Clinton,aswellasGov.JBPritzker,ChicagoMayorBrandon Johnson, NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas and Chicago CubsownerTomRicketts. Award-winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson performed “A Change Is Gonna Come” and gospel sing- ersBenjamin“Bebe”Winansandhisolderbrother,Marvin Winans,contributedtothedaylongmusic-filledevent.

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