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As an Iranian-American that's familiar with the regime, I would take that with a grain of salt. I saw this being reported from the Iranian regime themselves and
by y-c-o-m-b 8mo ago
As an Iranian-American that's familiar with the regime, I would take that with a grain of salt. I saw this being reported from the Iranian regime themselves and they know how to manipulate optics and media really well. It's possible, but needs verification. I would also not put it past Iran to build their military infrastructure around schools intentionally (similar to Hamas with hospitals) in the hopes that it has this exact effect. Of course that does nothing to take away from the tragedy of innocent people dying and I'm not trying to negate that in any way, just something to point out.
- sirfz 8mo agoYou being Iranian-american bares no weight on your opinion
- throwaway982323 8mo agowhy should it not?
- tryauuum 8mo agowhy?
- cheema33 8mo agoThe idea is that criticism of Iran from an Iranian-American would have more merit. However, we have no way to confirm the validity of this claim. It could very well be someone pretending to be an Iranian-American.
- PsylentKnight 8mo agoYou don't think someone from a country might know a bit more about it than the average person on HN?
- muzani 8mo agoIn my experience, I find people who are "former ABC-ian" to actually be very heavily biased, if not outright lying about ABC. Mentally, I'd say it's worth less weight than someone with no information. They left because they were unhappy with things. The former British folks are enraged about human rights abuses and societal collapse in Britain. The ex-Christians will rarely praise the Bible. Not that there's zero weight, it's still a perspective to consider. But it has to be fact checked thoroughly.
- shykes 8mo ago100%. In another comment [1] I drew a parallel with the Al-Ahli hospital incident in Gaza. Once you understand basic information warfare tactics, they're easy to spot. Why newsrooms still fall for it so easily is the real mystery... I bet this story is a fabrication as well. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47199047 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47199047
- amrrs 8mo agoWhy are you religiously defending Israel? And you already bet this story is a fabrication as well. This is exactly who media takes advantage of not the one who waits for investigation and acts rationally. If going by your recent comments, I can say I bet you're just an Israeli propagandist. Would you be happy with that assesment?
- yoavm 8mo agoIran tends to lie about these things while Israel usually says the truth, at least after running an investigation. It's pretty simple: one is a dictatorship without free media, and the other one isn't. It's easy to lie when you can tell the newspapers what to write, and it's much harder when they're doing their job. You want an example? Khamenei. Iran says he's safe and wasn't hurt. Israel says he's dead. Let's see.
- arunabha 8mo ago> while Israel usually says the truth, at least after running an investigation You can't be serious about that statement. At best it reflects overwhelming naivete about how governments (let alone those engaged in war) work. At worst, its a deliberate attempt at misinformation.
- NamlchakKhandro 8mo agohaha
- e584 8mo ago