Press Review: Wednesday, March 11 – We see evidence that the strike on a girls’ school in Minab was carried out by a US missile. In other news, the fractured left and right go into the polls expecting wide gains in France’s council elections. And finally, the new findings may pave the way for improving hedgehog road safety.
After the Trump administration dismissed the strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab as an Iranian misfire, The Guardian Presents evidence to the contrary. According to the missile, based on the reviewed video footage, it appears to be a Tomahawk, not a Saumer – which suggests it is American. Furthermore, the school’s proximity to the IRGC compound makes it plausible that the US is deliberately targeting other facilities in the area.
Since Mojtaba Khamenei announced on Sunday evening that he would succeed his father as Supreme Leader, he has yet to appear in public. Sources said Iranwire As of Tuesday, President Pezheshkian and his ministers had no contact with the new leader and no clear knowledge of the current situation. It comes amid speculation that Mojtaba Khamenei may have been injured in the strikes that killed his father and most of his family. Khamenei, the president’s son, posted on social media that he was alive and well, but Israeli intelligence suspected he was “slightly wounded.” Iranwire It further describes the “total chaos” at the heart of the Pezeshkian administration amid continued US-Israeli strikes, with fears that the government will not succeed in paying salaries before the Iranian New Year on the 20th.
Meanwhile, France heads to the polls on Sunday for the first round of voting to elect mayors and councillors, a final electoral litmus test before next year’s presidential election. Le Monde A divided left reported: The Socialists are trying to demonstrate that they can remain a substantial political force without La France Insoumise, while La France Insoumise tries to expand its relatively small local council footprint. It follows a reputational blow to the movement after two activists attacked a young far-right activist, leading to his death, and repeated outbursts by Jean-Luc Mélenchon criticized as anti-Semitic.
France’s three largest cities currently have left-wing mayors, but voting is underway Le Figaro This indicates that it will not last. In Paris, the far-right candidate is close behind the Socialists, while in Marseille the far-right national rally is neck and neck with the incumbent Socialist. In Lyon, the right to claim the city from the Greens is visible.
The right-wing national rally is not just focused on major cities. 20 minutes The party has reportedly fielded candidates in more towns and villages than ever before. He is more likely to win in small towns where local issues trump political ideology. Expanding their presence across the country with local representatives is seen as a strategic step in improving the wider image of the party.
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