Developments in the escalating Iran-Israel war have drawn global attention after a deadly strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Iran’s city of Minab reportedly killed more than 170 people, most of them young girls.
While Washington describes the attack as a “surgical” operation and suggests possible target misidentification, investigations by groups such as Bellingcat and BBC Verify raise serious questions about what may have actually happened.
In this episode of The Blue Newsroom, Amber Shamsi examines the growing civilian toll from the widening conflict across the Middle East - from Lebanon to the United Arab Emirates - and discusses whether the term “collateral damage” is masking potential violations of international law.
The program also looks at the global economic fallout, including soaring fuel prices - described by Donald Trump as a “small price to pay” - and how the crisis is affecting ordinary people in Pakistan and beyond.
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