US strikes on an Iranian school and ICE handling of a US citizen
Anger is building over reports that a school in Iran was hit repeatedly by US- and Israeli-supplied weapons, killing children — bad news for Washington's standing abroad.
- An elementary school in Iran was struck three separate times, with children among the dead.
- The weapons used came from the United States and Israel, tying Washington directly to the deaths.
- The same pattern of harm to children is playing out in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, Iran, and inside US immigration detention.
- In Illinois, ICE agents roughed up a man who repeatedly shouted that he is an American citizen, then left him injured.
- The argument: violence US forces carry out against civilians overseas eventually lands on Americans at home.
Outlook: Expect more scrutiny of both the strikes and ICE's treatment of citizens, with US credibility abroad taking further damage.