One of the first targets the USA bombed was an elementary school in Iran.
Do you really think they did that knowingly? It was the greatest single PR loss of the whole war for them. Who knows, could be that that one horrible mistake made them lose the whole thing.
Iranian backed terrorists do the shit they do knowingly for 100% sure.
Even if consequences may be as shitty, intent matters.
It was targeted, so yes. It was to put pressure on the Iranian government from the start by killing children and innocents first instead of military targets.
Last I checked, the USA has a rather long track record of bombing civilians to pressure government surrender.
Do you really think they did that knowingly? It was the greatest single PR loss of the whole war for them. Who knows, could be that that one horrible mistake made them lose the whole thing.
Iranian backed terrorists do the shit they do knowingly for 100% sure.
Even if consequences may be as shitty, intent matters.
It was targeted, so yes. It was to put pressure on the Iranian government from the start by killing children and innocents first instead of military targets.
Last I checked, the USA has a rather long track record of bombing civilians to pressure government surrender.
See: Japan.