You don't often go to a hardcore/grind show expecting to be moved almost to tears , but when you throw Pindn into the mix, expect it to be a very real and emotional experience .
The other bands were great , but I went specifically to see him perform his cultural hip-hop. When you hear the song " Marilyn " , you feel the pain he's going through as he remembers his deceased grandmother . He incorporates traditional dancing and language into his music as well , and it hits you where it should .
I am extremely grateful to Troy for continuing to put these all ages shows together , and for Alex for doing what he's doing . Catch his next show .
A UN mission found reasonable grounds that US strikes on an Iranian school and sports facility constituted war crimes against civilians.
Key Takeaways
UN investigators found reasonable grounds to believe US forces committed war crimes in two February 28 strikes in Iran that killed at least 178 civilians.
The mission found the Minab primary school was a clearly identifiable civilian site and said the US acted recklessly after failing to adequately verify intelligence before striking it.
The same report found Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their crackdown on anti-government protests, including unlawful killings, torture and arbitrary detention.
US Strikes Constituted War Crimes
A United Nations fact-finding mission said Thursday that it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes during two deadly strikes in Iran at the beginning of the US-Israeli war in February.
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran examined strikes against the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab and a sports facility and surrounding residential area in Lamerd on February 28.
The mission concluded that the attacks were indiscriminate and caused civilian deaths, injuries and damage to civilian objects, amounting to war crimes under international law. At least 178 civilians were killed across the two attacks, according to the UN-backed investigators.
“Following the United States and Israeli attacks on 28 February, the mission found reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed the war crime of launching indiscriminate attacks resulting in the loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects,” the fact-finding team said.
Minab School Was ‘Clearly Identifiable’ Civilian Site
The most devastating of the two attacks struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab.
More than 150 people were killed there, including approximately 120 schoolchildren, according to Iranian officials cited by the UN investigators.
The mission found that the school was a clearly identifiable civilian object and said it had found no evidence that the building was being used for military purposes.
According to the report, US forces were acting on intelligence indicating that a senior Iranian military commander was present at the site. Investigators concluded, however, that the US failed to adequately verify or update that intelligence before launching the attack.
The mission said the failure went beyond simple negligence, concluding that US forces attacked despite being aware of a substantial risk that they were striking a civilian building.
An initial internal US military investigation previously indicated that American forces were likely responsible for the Minab strike. The Pentagon subsequently expanded its investigation but has not publicly released preliminary findings.
Tungsten Pellets Struck Lamerd Residential Area
The mission reached a similar conclusion regarding a separate attack in Lamerd on February 28.
According to the UN-backed investigators, Precision Strike Missiles dispersed tungsten pellets over a clearly identifiable sports complex and surrounding residential area, killing 22 civilian men and women and damaging nearby residential buildings and a school.
The mission concluded that the attack was indiscriminate and therefore constituted a war crime.
US Central Command has denied that US forces carried out strikes in Lamerd that day.
The fact-finding mission separately concluded that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their crackdown on protests that began in late 2025. It documented unlawful killings, torture, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances and severe restrictions on freedom of expression.
The mission called for an end to violations and hostilities, reparations for victims and renewed diplomatic efforts toward a permanent settlement.
Everyone should know by now that nothing is as simple as it would seem on the surface, even though the bougie media would want us to believe it is , and to accept their version of things without question . This western press is no more free than any other in the world, including Iran's and the DPRK's .
There have been many militant chants at the pro-Palestine solidarity demonstrations since the latest wave of Zionist genocide began after October 7, 2023. One has been, “Yemen, Yemen, make us proud; turn another ship around!” Palestinians applauded the blockade of Israeli ships carried out by the Yemeni resistance force, Ansarullah.
Now there is another reason to be proud of the people of Yemen. Ansarullah has liberated the port of Mokha, near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean.
Control over this strategic chokepoint will give pro-Palestine and pro-Iran forces additional leverage against U.S. imperialism and Israel. Washington and the Zionist state had viewed Bab al-Mandeb as an alternative shipping route to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has curtailed oil shipments by and to imperialist powers and states that aid the imperialist attacks.
Flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz remains well below prewar levels.
“As the Houthis [Ansarullah] have taken control of the Red Sea port of Mokha in Yemen, recent events increase the threat to shipping around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait,” complained ING’s Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey. ING is a global financial institution. (CNBC, Sept. 11)
Across Yemen, people are celebrating the victory against forces allied with Saudi Arabia, which has subjected the country to over a decade of terror. Ansarullah now controls large sections of Yemen’s western coastline in addition to the port of Mokha.
A statement posted on the Instagram page of Shia Online Community reads in part: “Families, youth, and supporters gathered in mass rallies, reaffirming their backing for the leadership and pledging continued support in personnel, resources, and resolve. Prisoners were freed, territory reclaimed, and a sense of restored sovereignty filled the air.
“For years the people of Yemen have endured the weight of conflict, blockade, and foreign intervention. Tonight the celebrations reflect resilience, unity, and the belief that the land and its people will not be broken. From the squares of Sana’a to the coastal cities, the message is clear: Yemen stands firm, its fighters have advanced, and the spirit of resistance lives strong.”
Workers World congratulates Ansarullah for this military victory. We know it did not come easily. Any victory against imperialism anywhere in the world is a boost to workers and oppressed people in the U.S. and everywhere.
We reiterate our solidarity with all anti-imperialist forces in West Asia.
Things are not as simple as fuckface trump's tiny brain makes them out to be . He makes it sound like amerikkkan forces are destroying Iranian forces. They are not . Remember him saying that when he became president he'd end the russian war on Ukraine in 24 hours ? He did not .Fucking clown .
Iran Downs Second MQ-1 Drone in 24 Hours over Strait of Hormuz
Iran said its air defenses destroyed a second MQ-1 drone within 24 hours as military tensions intensified around the Strait of Hormuz.
Key Takeaways
The IRGC said its Aerospace Force intercepted and destroyed an MQ-1 drone over the western waters of the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday.
The operation followed the destruction of another MQ-1 on Monday, bringing the number of drones of the same type downed within 24 hours to two.
Iran says Hormuz will remain closed until seven conditions are met, as the IRGC steps up operations against unauthorized military and maritime activity.
Second MQ-1 Drone Downed in 24 Hours
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that its air-defense forces intercepted and destroyed another MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, the second such interception reported within 24 hours.
The IRGC Public Relations Office said the drone was detected and engaged during the early hours of Tuesday over the western waters of the strategic waterway.
According to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, the operation involved a newly developed air-defense system operated by the IRGC Aerospace Force under Iran’s integrated national air-defense network.
The IRGC did not identify the drone’s operator in its initial statement or provide further details about its mission. The announcement followed Monday’s interception of another MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Mehr news agency identified Monday’s aircraft as a US MQ-1 and said it had also been destroyed using a new air-defense system integrated into the country’s broader defense network.
Al Mayadeen, citing Iranian state media, identified Tuesday’s drone as American.
IRGC Steps Up Operations around Hormuz
The two interceptions come amid increasing Iranian operations against US military activity around the Strait of Hormuz.
On September 10, the IRGC Navy announced that it had destroyed a US Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel at the entrance to the strait.
According to the IRGC, the unmanned vessel was conducting a mission in the area when it was targeted.
Iran has increasingly sought to enforce its closure of Hormuz following the escalation of the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran on February 28.
The IRGC Navy also said Monday that the supertanker Algaya struck naval mines after entering what Iran designated a prohibited zone south of the strait.
“The supertanker Algaya, IMO number 9325336, which was attempting to cross the prohibited zone south of the Strait of Hormuz, exploded after striking naval mines,” the IRGC said.
The vessel caught fire following the explosion, according to the statement, which said attempts to contain the blaze had been unsuccessful. The IRGC said vessels had repeatedly been warned against using unauthorized passageways.
Iran Says Strait Will Remain Closed
The incidents come as Tehran maintains that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until conditions established by Iranian authorities are fulfilled.
An informed source cited by Iran’s Tasnim news agency said Saturday that Tehran had communicated seven conditions for reopening the waterway.
“Until these seven conditions, which have been approved by Iran’s top officials, are met, the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed,” the source said.
Iran and the US have remained at odds over navigation through Hormuz as diplomatic efforts to end the wider regional war have struggled to produce an agreement.
The US and Israel launched large-scale attacks against Iran on February 28, targeting government buildings, military installations, missile infrastructure and air-defense systems.
Iran responded with missile and drone attacks against Israel and US military bases across the region.
