February 28 – March 7, 2026

A STACK OF
TRUTH

What the US & Israeli governments told you — versus what actually happened when they attacked Iran. Every claim sourced. Every lie documented.

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0 Reported Killed — Minab School
0 US Cost in 100 Hours
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Section 01

THE TOLL

In seven days, the "limited" operation killed schoolchildren, destroyed billions in US military hardware, and ignited a regional war across a dozen countries. These are the numbers they don't want on your screen.

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Reported Killed — Minab School
Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school, Minab, Iran. Struck during school hours on Feb 28. HRW verified children's names from partial victim lists. ~95 more injured.
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US Hardware Destroyed
3 F-15E Strike Eagles, 3 MQ-9 Reapers, 2 AN/TPY-2 radars, AN/FPS-132 radar damaged, SATCOM terminals destroyed. First week alone.
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US Service Members KIA
Officially confirmed in first 72 hours. 200+ wounded or concussed across regional bases. 3 of the F-15E losses were from friendly fire by Kuwaiti air defenses.
Illustrative representation of school strike aftermath
⚠ AI-GENERATED ILLUSTRATION — NOT AN ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPH. Representational image of a school strike aftermath. Verified satellite imagery of the actual Minab strike site is available from Human Rights Watch and AP/Reuters.

US MILITARY ASSET LOSSES

Sourced from CENTCOM admissions, satellite imagery (Planet Labs/Maxar), and CNN/CBS analysis. Full verification matrix →

F-15E Strike Eagle over Afghanistan

3× F-15E Strike Eagles

$282M — Destroyed (Friendly Fire)

Shot down March 2 by Kuwaiti air defenses during a "saturated airspace" engagement. IFF malfunction suspected. All 6 crew ejected safely. Confirmed by CENTCOM.

📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force / Public Domain

MQ-9 Reaper UAV on combat mission

3× MQ-9 Reaper Drones

$96M — Destroyed

1 shot down by IRGC in Lorestan, 1 crashed off Iranian coast, 1 from Qatari friendly fire. Pentagon confirmed all three losses via CBS News.

📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force / Public Domain

THAAD missile system interceptor launch

2× AN/TPY-2 THAAD Radars

$600M — Destroyed/Incapacitated

Jordan (Muwafak Salti) — CNN satellite imagery confirms destroyed trailers. UAE (Al-Ruwais) — facility damage verified via satellite. Pentagon declined to comment.

📷 Photo: U.S. Army / Public Domain

Illustrative representation of radar installation damage

AN/FPS-132 Early Warning Radar

$1.1B — Heavily Damaged

Al Udeid, Qatar. Planet Labs satellite imagery shows scorched impact on the phased-array pyramid. Creates "blind spot" in US early warning network. Image: AI illustration, not actual photo.

ADDITIONAL CIVILIAN TOLL

Evin Prison Strike (Jun 2025)

Israeli airstrikes hit prison during visiting hours. At least 80 killed including prisoners, visitors, and staff. HRW called it an "apparent war crime." Amnesty demanded investigation.

Parand Schools Strike (Mar 5, 2026)

Schools and residential units near Tehran reportedly struck. Damage confirmed by Iranian media relayed through Al Jazeera/Reuters. Casualty count not yet established.

Tehran School Area (Mar 6, 2026)

Shahid Hamedani elementary school area. Iranian foreign ministry attributes to US/Israel. Video asserted by officials. Independent confirmation pending.

Iranian Missile Strikes on Israel

HRW documented 5 Iranian ballistic missile strikes hitting Israeli populated areas and a hospital. 20 Israeli civilians killed. Both sides are causing civilian harm.

Section 02

THE LIES

They said it. We recorded it. Here's what they told you — and what was actually true. Each claim is sourced to official statements and contradicted by documented evidence.

President Donald Trump, official portrait 2025
Donald Trump

"It could be concluded in days."

📷 Gage Skidmore / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, official portrait
Marco Rubio

"Overthrow this government."

📷 Official State Dept Portrait / Public Domain

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu

Invoked "Amalek" against Iran.

📷 Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA

🇺🇸 US Government
They Said
"This is not about regime change."
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Reality
Trump publicly told Iranians to "take over your government" and "take back your country." Sec. Rubio expressed desire for Iranians to "overthrow this government."
Sources: The Guardian, UK Parliament briefing, State Dept statements
🇺🇸 US Government
They Said
"Iran poses an imminent threat to the United States homeland."
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Reality
US intelligence assessments from the National Intelligence Council and Defense Intelligence Agency reportedly found no imminent threat from Iran and no near-term missile capability to reach the US homeland.
Sources: Washington Post, PBS News
🇺🇸 White House
They Said
"The operation could conclude within four to six weeks." Trump suggested it could be "days."
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Reality
By Day 7: 23 Iranian retaliation waves, attacks on US bases in 6+ countries, Strait of Hormuz threatened, $5.8B spent, and CSIS analysts call it a "longer-lasting conflict with generational implications."
Sources: PBS, CSIS, Chatham House
🇺🇸 US & 🇮🇱 Israel
They Said
US: "We would not deliberately target a school." Israel: "Not aware of strikes in the area." Initial claims: An IRGC missile misfired and hit the school.
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Reality
Reuters: US preliminary investigation concluded US forces were likely responsible. HRW: Multiple precision impacts consistent with guided air-delivered munitions. AP debunked "errant missile" narrative via strike-pattern analysis. The school was structurally separated from the military compound.
Sources: Human Rights Watch, Reuters, AP
🇮🇱 Israel
They Said
Israel provided no detailed public justification for the Evin Prison strike. No military objective was disclosed.
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Reality
Struck during visiting hours. At least 80 killed including prisoners, families, and staff. Both HRW ("apparent war crime") and Amnesty International demanded war crimes investigation.
Sources: Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International
🇮🇷 Iran (for balance)
Iran Claimed
"We struck the USS Abraham Lincoln with four ballistic missiles." Also claimed 22-26 US drones downed.
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Reality
CENTCOM denied carrier hit — carrier confirmed operational. Mass drone claims unverified: only 3 MQ-9 losses confirmed. Both sides lie. This page documents all of them.
Sources: CENTCOM, CBS News, Pentagon briefings

🎬 "JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY"

The White House released Hollywood-themed propaganda videos featuring clips from popular movies to promote the war. Captioned "Justice the American Way," the videos were widely mocked and criticized for trivializing the conflict and have been described as "slopaganda" — AI-assisted promotional material that treats war like a movie trailer. This is the level of seriousness your government is bringing to a conflict that has killed schoolchildren.

Sources: The Guardian, The Independent, The National

Section 03

"ONE AND DONE"?

They promised a quick strike. A surgical operation. In and out. "It'll be over fast." Here's what actually happened — day by day — while they were saying that.

DAY 1 — FEB 28
What They Promised
"A limited, targeted operation to neutralize threats." — White House
What Actually Happened
"Operation Epic Fury" (US) + "Operation Roaring Lion" (Israel) launch simultaneously. Hundreds of strikes across Iran. The Minab girls' school is destroyed during morning classes — 168+ reported killed, mostly children.
DAY 2 — MAR 1
Reality
Iran launches Operation True Promise 4. Missiles and drones target US bases across the Middle East. 3 US service members confirmed KIA. AN/FPS-132 radar at Al Udeid, Qatar sustains damage. First MQ-9 Reaper shot down over Isfahan.
DAY 3 — MAR 2
What Supporters Said
"This is basically over. We hit them hard, they can't respond." — Social media commentary
Reality
3 F-15E Strike Eagles shot down — by our own allies. Kuwaiti air defenses mistakenly engaged US aircraft during chaotic missile intercepts. $282M in airframes destroyed. AN/TPY-2 radar at Muwafak Salti, Jordan destroyed. 2 missing personnel declared dead.
DAY 4 — MAR 3
Reality
US "missing" Global Hawk drone near Iranian border investigated. IRGC Wave 16 targets central Israel AND US bases in UAE. Iran retaliates against US allies across Gulf states, Jordan, Cyprus, and Turkey. This is now a regional war.
DAY 5 — MAR 4
Reality
US submarine sinks Iranian warship (87 Iranian KIA). 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain reports destruction of 2 SATCOM terminals via drone strike. Iran strikes US targets in 6+ countries. Strait of Hormuz navigation threatened.
DAY 6 — MAR 5
What Supporters Said
"Iran is finished. Their military is decimated." — Pro-war commentators
Reality
CBS News reports Iran's drone capabilities remain 60% operational despite US strikes. IRGC claims another F-15E shootdown. Pentagon confirms total 3 MQ-9 Reapers lost. Reports of strikes hitting schools in Parand, near Tehran.
DAY 7 — MAR 6-7
What They Promised
"It could be concluded in days." — President Trump
Reality — Day 7 and Counting
US-flagged tanker "Louise P" struck by Iranian drone in the Persian Gulf. Tehran school area struck. IRGC announces Wave 23 of True Promise 4. 200+ US personnel wounded/concussed. $5.82 billion spent. The war is expanding, not ending. White House now says "4 to 6 weeks."
"This is a longer-lasting conflict with generational implications and unprecedented uncertainty for the region."
— Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
"Iran's strategy involves prolonging the conflict, stretching it across time and space to compel its adversaries to defend multiple fronts and increase the economic and psychological costs."
— The Guardian, defense analysis
"While a majority of self-identified MAGA Republicans supported the initial air strikes, opposition grew significantly among them regarding the deployment of ground troops."
— Angus Reid Institute polling

Section 04

THE EVIDENCE STACK

Every claim on this page is sourced. These aren't opinions — they're investigations, satellite imagery, UN resolutions, and official admissions. Click through to the primary sources yourself.

NGO Investigation

Human Rights Watch: Minab School Strike

Full investigation including satellite imagery analysis, victim-name verification, structural separation evidence, and call to investigate as a war crime. Evidence strength: A.

Read full report
News Investigation

Reuters: US Preliminary Attribution

Two US officials told Reuters that US investigators believe it is likely US forces were responsible for the school strike. Assessment described as preliminary.

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Satellite Analysis

AP: Strike Pattern Debunks "Errant Missile"

AP reviewed satellite imagery with munitions experts. Damage consistent with air-to-surface munitions. Strike pattern rejects "errant missile" narrative. Multiple precision impacts on distinct structures.

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UN Statement

UN OHCHR: Condemns School Strike

UN experts "strongly condemn deadly missile strike on girls' school in Iran" and call for independent investigation. UN Fact-Finding Mission issued statement.

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UN Statement

UNESCO: Keep Schools Out of Conflict

UNESCO called for the protection of schools in conflict zones following the Minab strike.

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NGO Investigation

HRW: Evin Prison — "Apparent War Crime"

Israeli airstrikes hit multiple buildings across the prison complex. At least 80 killed. HRW assessed it as unlawfully indiscriminate.

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NGO Investigation

Amnesty International: Evin Strike Must Be Investigated

Amnesty conducted in-depth investigation and demanded the deliberate air strikes be investigated as war crimes.

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Official Record

CENTCOM: Confirmed US Losses

CENTCOM officially confirmed F-15E losses via friendly fire, 6 service members KIA, and 3 MQ-9 Reaper drone losses. Pentagon declined comment on radar systems citing OPSEC.

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Satellite Intelligence

Planet Labs / Maxar: Radar Damage Imagery

Commercial satellite imagery from March 2-4 showing damage to AN/FPS-132 (Qatar), AN/TPY-2 (Jordan), and radar facility (UAE). Analyzed by CNN and independent OSINT.

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Policy Analysis

CSIS: "Generational Implications"

Center for Strategic and International Studies assessment of the conflict as a "longer-lasting conflict with generational implications and unprecedented uncertainty."

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Intelligence Contradiction

WaPo / PBS: Intel vs. White House Claims

National Intelligence Council and DIA assessments reportedly contradicted claims of imminent Iranian threat or near-term homeland missile capability.

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International Law

OPCW: Chemical Weapons History

OPCW commemorated the 1987 Sardasht chemical attack — part of a pattern of civilian harm in conflicts involving Iran. ~130 killed, ~8,000 exposed.

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Section 05

THE PATTERN

This isn't the first time. Every generation gets the same playbook: manufacture urgency, promise speed, deny consequences, and attack anyone who questions it.

USS Vincennes (CG-49), the Aegis cruiser that shot down Iran Air Flight 655
USS Vincennes (CG-49) — The Aegis cruiser that shot down Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988, killing 290 civilians including 66 children. The US never formally apologized. The ship's captain was awarded the Legion of Merit.

📷 Photo: U.S. Navy / Public Domain

1964

Gulf of Tonkin

The Lie

"North Vietnam attacked our ships unprovoked."

The Truth

The second "attack" never happened. Declassified NSA documents confirmed it. The lie authorized the Vietnam War — 58,220 Americans dead, 2+ million Vietnamese killed.

1988

Iran Air Flight 655

The Lie

"The plane was descending in attack profile." "We acted in self-defense."

The Truth

USS Vincennes shot down a civilian airliner killing 290 people, including 66 children. The plane was ascending, not descending. The ship's captain received the Legion of Merit. The US never formally apologized.

2003

Iraq WMDs

The Lie

"We know where the weapons of mass destruction are." — Sec. Rumsfeld

The Truth

There were no WMDs. The intelligence was fabricated or cherry-picked. The war killed 200,000+ Iraqi civilians, cost $2 trillion, and destabilized the entire region for decades.

2026

Iran — "Epic Fury"

The Lie

"Imminent threat." "Not regime change." "It'll be over in days."

The Truth

No imminent threat per US intel agencies. Trump called for regime change. Day 7: 23 attack waves, schools bombed, $5.8B spent, regional war across 6+ countries. Still going.

Every time, they say it's urgent. Every time, they say it'll be quick. Every time, they're wrong — and by the time you find out, your children are in the fight.

The only thing that changes is the country name on the target.