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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\u2019sRevo- 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.<\/p>\n

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, \u201cAll I can say is that we\u2019re inves- tigating that.<\/p>\n

We, of course, never target civilian targets. But we\u2019re taking a look and investigatingthat.\u201d The U.S. military is launching an assessment of the incident. According to the Pentagon\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

The official spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitivematter. Another is the location of the school \u2014 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\u2019t reported conducting any strikes south of Isfahan, 500 milesaway.<\/p>\n

When asked by the AP about its \ufb01ndings, U.S. mili- tary Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins said, \u201cIt would be inappropriate to comment given the incident is under investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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DUBAI, United Arab Emir- ates \u2014 President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to rule out talkswithIranabsentits\u201cuncon- ditional surrender.\u201d 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- \ufb01re ended the last war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, who \ufb01red rockets at Israel in the opening days of the war now underway. More than 95,000 people have \ufb02ed Beirut\u2019s suburbs and southern Lebanon aftersweepingIsraelievacuation warnings.<\/p>\n

In a social media post on Friday, Trump said that after Iran\u2019s surrender, \u201cand the selec- tion of a GREAT & ACCEPT- ABLE Leader(s),\u201d that the U.S. and its allies would help rebuild Iran, making it \u201ceconomically bigger, better, and stronger than everbefore.\u201d Thosecommentswerelikelyto raisefurtherquestionsaboutthe endgame of the war launched a In Iran, Trump demands \u2018unconditional surrender\u2019 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.<\/p>\n

Theso-called\u201cmiscellaneous\u201d workers won union membership after the Illinois Educational LaborRelationsBoardcerti\ufb01eda petitionfromLocal73ofSEIUto representthemlastweek. Miscellaneous workers \ufb01ll 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\u2019sschools, butforlesspayandnobene\ufb01ts. \u201cIf this means that there\u2019s going to be a lot of things that are going to change for the better, we\u2019re happier,\u201d said Janet Romo, CPS support workers join SEIU, eyeing better perks Janet Romo stands Friday outside Chicago\u2019s R.H.<\/p>\n

Lee Elementary School, where she has worked for about a year. Classi\ufb01ed as a \u201cmiscellaneous\u201dworker, 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\u2019s House of Hope, providing a requiem to the vast reach of the leadership, inspiration and teachings thatmadetheRev.JesseJacksonanationalcivilrightsicon.<\/p>\n

Morethan1,000peopleattendedthepubliccelebration of life ceremony for Jackson, including former Presidents BillClinton,BarackObamaandJoeBiden,whowereaccom- paniedbyformer\ufb01rstladiesJillBidenandHillaryRodham Clinton,aswellasGov.JBPritzker,ChicagoMayorBrandon Johnson, NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas and Chicago CubsownerTomRicketts. Award-winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson performed \u201cA Change Is Gonna Come\u201d and gospel sing- ersBenjamin\u201cBebe\u201dWinansandhisolderbrother,Marvin Winans,contributedtothedaylongmusic-\ufb01lledevent.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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