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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How will we verify that the US military did not deliberately double tap the elementary school? [/quote]

I'm unconvinced.  The projectile in the video does not match known Tomahawk characteristics. Tomahawks usually hug the terrain at between 30 and 150m and approach at low altitude with a shallow terminal pop‑up, but the object captured in video is descending at a steep, almost ballistic angle. The airframe also lacks the Tomahawk’s distinctive dorsal intake nacelle, which is normally visible even in poor‑quality footage. The exhaust plume appears narrower and more concentrated than the turbofan signature associated with a Tomahawk. These technical mismatches point toward a different class of weapon such as a guided rocket, ballistic missile, or loitering munition.

The evidence for an intentional double‑tap is also doubtful. The two explosions show different blast signatures, which suggests different munitions or secondary detonations rather than a coordinated sequence. The earlier smoke plume could come from fuel fires or structural collapse inside the adjacent IRGC compound, not a prior missile strike. Without verified fragments, radar tracks, or continuous video establishing timing, the case for intentionality or a deliberate double‑strike remains unproven.

There are too many technical issues to reconcile.[/quote]

stfu who are you?

Military experts have already confirmed that it looks like a Tomahawk missile. It's embarrassing how only a few news outlets have updated their report with the photo/video evidence. That's why we end up with meatheads like the pp.

[url=https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-strike-school-minab-us-3f55b6ca193a3295bef5735a45a06368][b]AP[/b][/url]: 
Experts interviewed by The Associated Press, citing satellite image analysis, say the school was probably struck amid a quick succession of bombs dropped on the compound.

[u]A U.S. official familiar with internal deliberations on the matter has told the AP that the strike was likely American[/u]. The official spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitive matter.

[u]Trevor Ball, a Bellingcat researcher, identified the munition as a Tomahawk cruise missile[/u] — which only the U.S. is known to possess in this war. It’s the first evidence of a munition used in the strike.

[u]U.S. Central Command has acknowledged using Tomahawk missiles[/u] in this war and even released a photo of the USS Spruance, part of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier group located within range of the school, firing a Tomahawk missile [u]on Feb. 28[/u].

When asked about the strike at a press conference Monday, [u]Trump claimed that Iran has access to the Tomahawk cruise missile[/u], which is made by American defense contractor Raytheon.

[url=https://abcnews.com/US/us-missile-hitting-building-iranian-girls-school-experts/story?id=130889601][b]ABC News[/b][/url]:
A newly surfaced video appears to show a U.S.-made missile hitting a building in Iran adjacent to a girls' school where local officials say 168 people were killed, experts told ABC News.

The eyewitness video was first posted Sunday morning by the Iranian outlet Mehr News, and then shared online by Trevor Ball, a former U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, who now works as a researcher with the investigative group Bellingcat.

Experts told ABC News the missile has the characteristics of a Tomahawk, which is used by the United States and is not known to be fielded by Iran or Israel.

[u]Sam Lair, a research associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, told ABC News that the size and shape of the missile resemble the Tomahawk[/u].

[u]N.R. Jenzen-Jones, director of Armament Research Services, also said the munition seen in the video appeared to be a Tomahawk[/u].[/quote]

Where the F is the jet nacelle?  Those are VERY prominent on Tomahawks.  And what fking Tomahawk does a 90 degree nosedive?  That IS NOT HOW THEY WORK.

If you and the "experts" can't answer those very basic questions, then you've all completely failed.[/quote]

THIS is a Tomahawk.  Prominent jet nacelle, wider body, and much bigger wings, meant for actual flying for long distances following terrain.  They typically hit targets at a 5-20 degree angle, not a steep vertical dive.

[img]https://res.cloudinary.com/jerrick/image/upload/v1695130323/6509a2d3a6ec56001d5209c3.jpg[/img]

The thing claimed to be a tomahawk from the Minab footage has a narrower body, does not have any jet nacelle, and only has stubby little winglets for minor trajectory corrections, it came in via a very steep dive, and the plume from it is more like a rocket than a jet.

Your "experts" need to do more research because they got a LOT wrong.[/quote]

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