{"id":32643,"date":"2026-02-28T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=32643"},"modified":"2026-02-28T20:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:17:29","slug":"and-so-it-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=32643","title":{"rendered":"and so it begins…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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After the initial wave of U.S. and Israeli attacks, videos circulated showing the aftermath of an airstrike that struck a girls\u2019 elementary school in southern Iran, including harrowing images of families screaming and searching through the rubble of the collapsed building. According to state-run IRNA news outlet, the attack on a girls\u2019 elementary school in Minab, a city in southern Iran, killed at least 60 students. Many more students were reportedly trapped beneath the debris; approximately 170 girls were inside the school at the time.

Within hours of bombs hitting cities across Iran, Tehran unleashed a series of ballistic missile and drone strikes aimed at Israel and U.S. military facilities across the Persian Gulf, as well as in Jordan. Iran targeted U.S. assets in Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Drop Site News Feb 28\/26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Acts of War Unauthorized by Congress\u2019: Thomas Massie (R) Condemns Trump\u2019s Iran Strikes.Massie\u00a0labeled the strikes unauthorized acts of war and pushed war powers legislation to block escalation. Rand Paul (R)questioned both the constitutional authority and the strategic wisdom of expanding hostilities without Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An unprovoked attempt at regime change in collaboration with Israel, with no legal foundation, launched in the midst of diplomatic efforts to avert conflict, and with minimal consultation with Congress or the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In violation of International law UN Charter Article 2(4)<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0The fundamental rule prohibiting the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada backs U.S. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cCanada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security,\u201d reads a joint statement from Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada believes the Islamic Republic of Iran is the \u201cprincipal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter also highlights the 256 Iranian entities and 222 individuals whom Canada has levied already sanctions against. It also mentions Israel, which joined the U.S. in its attack \u2013 \u201cCanada reaffirms Israel\u2019s right to defend itself and to ensure the security of its people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre also said he supports the U.S., Israel, and allied countries across the region to \u201cdefend their sovereignty and dismantle the clerical military dictatorship of Iran,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source CTV News Feb 28\/26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After the initial wave of U.S. and Israeli attacks, videos circulated showing the aftermath of an airstrike that struck a girls\u2019 elementary school in southern Iran, including harrowing images of families screaming and searching through the rubble of the collapsed building. According to state-run IRNA news outlet, the attack on a girls\u2019 elementary school in … Continue reading “and so it begins…”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32643"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32663,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32643\/revisions\/32663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}