US and Israeli air strikes hit 4,000 targets in the first 100 hours of its bombing campaign against Iran, with more attacks being carried out by the US Air Force than in the first six months of its air campaign against Islamic State 10 years ago.
Iran is under one of the most intense air attacks in history, the US and Israel seeking to force its unconditional surrender or regime change, according to Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Neither outcome is likely, as air wars alone and unsupported by ground troops have never succeeded in achieving these goals in the past.
Trump, true to form, had claimed it was an Iranian missile that destroyed the school.
Iran said on Monday that 1,255 people had been killed in the bombing so far, including 200 children.
Southern Lebanon is likewise coming under unrelenting Israeli air attack, with 500,000 refugees and nearly 400 dead, according to the Lebanese government.
Those in charge of the air campaign may want to prove to civilians that their own government is too weak to protect them. »