What to Know About the U.S.-Israel Attacks on Iran

• Do you think a strong case has been made for the U.S.'s attack on Iran? Explain.
• What do you think should happen now that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed?
• The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties. That often happens in war," Trump said in his speech following the attacks. At the time this lesson was published, at least three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded. At least 153 Iranians have been killed at an all-girls elementary school in southern Iran, according to Iran authorities. Do you think the U.S. should have attacked Iran? If you are not sure how to answer this question, what further information might you need?

Media literacy: What do you know about the elementary school in Iran that was bombed based on this story?

The AP story Iran vows revenge after the killing of its supreme leader and trades strikes with Israel in widening war describes the celebrations taking place in Iran followed by news about the school. Who reported the bombing? How could you find out more? How do you feel reading these two paragraphs back to back? What might it tell you about war and war reporting?

"It was one of the best nights, if not the best night of our lives," the doctor said in a voice message from the city of Rasht in northern Iran. In fact, "It was actually my first time ever smoking a cigarette. It was a very very nice time. We didn't sleep at all. And we don't even feel tired."

In southern Iran, at least 115 people were reported killed when a girls' school was struck, and dozens more were wounded, the local governor told Iranian state TV. The Israeli military said it was not aware of any strikes in the area, and the U.S. military said it was looking into the reports."