Habib Siddiqui

  By  Esmaeil Baghaei Today is the eighth day of the American-Israeli axis of aggression against Iran. In a flagrant violation of Iran’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty, they have launched, as of Saturday 28 February, an unprovoked, unwarranted act of aggression against my country. They started this merciless aggression by targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader’s compound at the heart of the capital, Tehran. The leader, also a highly respected Shia religious jurist across the region and beyond, was martyred along with a number of his family members, including his 14-month-old granddaughter on the 10th day of the holy month of Ramadan. At the same time, they launched massive air and missile strikes across Iran against military and civilian infrastructure. In just one case, they struck an elementary school in Minab, south-western Iran, where 165 innocent schoolgirls and 26 teachers were brutally slaughtered. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Iran arrests ei...

  An elementary school in the Iranian capital Tehran’s Niloufar Square has been struck in US-Israeli attacks, according to Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei. Baghaei on Friday shared a video on X, purportedly showing Shahid Hamedani School with students before and after the attack, without elaborating on the circumstances or the number of casualties. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Missiles fired by US, Israel hit two schools near Tehran: Iranian media list 2 of 4 Iran mourns 165 girls, staff killed in US-Israel strike on Minab school list 3 of 4 Photos: Israel, US ramp up Iran strikes, targeting hospitals, major stadium list 4 of 4 Tehran hit by heavy bombing on day seven of US-Israel war on Iran end of list If confirmed, this would be the fourth school hit in Iran since the war erupted. The Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in  southern city of Minab , was the first to be hit on Saturday, the first day of US and Israeli attacks ag...

  Honorable daughters, peace be upon you. Hope you are enjoying your school. Come closer because I am an old man, as you can see, and can only speak softly. The girls lean in. I will tell you an ancient Greek story from the time of Darius II, King of Persia. Thucydides, a general in the Athenian army but now known to the world as a historian, wrote this story in 416 BCE, called the Melian Dialogue. Thucydides was a contemporary of Socrates, who also served in the army as a hoplite, a citizen-soldier. Remember Socrates, who questioned everything and drank hemlock instead of fleeing. Melos was a small island near Athens and Sparta, the two rival powers at the time. Most Greek city-states supported either Athens or Sparta, but the Melians chose to stay neutral, for a peaceful life filled with art, music, and literature. The Athenians disliked their neutrality and sent thirty ships, archers, and 1200 hoplites to demand their submission or destroy them. The Melian Dialogue is not merely...