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The current escalation has been exacerbated by reports of tragic collateral damage, most notably the devastating strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran that reportedly claimed the lives of 175 children. While the Trump administration has vehemently denied American involvement in that specific tragedy, the incident has served as a lightning rod for international outrage and a rallying cry for those seeking further retaliation. The fog of war is currently so thick that facts are often replaced by narratives of vengeance, and in such an environment, the “instructions” left by Trump act as a haunting subtext to every military maneuver.
