Trump literally tells you not to believe the evidence of your eyes and ears. Too late.

US-Israeli Attacks on Iran Show a Pattern of ‘Double-Tap’ Strikes New Lines verified three cases in Tehran and Karaj where sites were hit multiple times, increasing the harm to civilians and first responders for little military advantage

Analysis by @ntabrizy.bsky.social and myself for @newlinesmag.bsky.social reveals that the U.S.-Israeli coalition has employed so-called double tap strikes, showing a callous disregard for civilians and a pattern of airstrikes seeking to inflict reckless harm on Iranians.

Interesting flight in the air now south of Baghdad (32.939, 44.628) likely using bogus hex codes.

PAPA04 (039c43)
PAPA15 (039c4a)
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The @journalismfestival.com is right around the corner. As always, the 2026 programme includes a range of sessions that are particularly relevant for (aspiring) open source researchers. Here is an overview of sessions you shouldn’t miss: t1p.de/mod4u. Most sessions are also live-streamed.

How the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have left its schools and hospitals in ruins

Free gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

When Satellite Imagery Goes Dark: New Tool Shows Damage in Iran and the Gulf - bellingcat Bellingcat is introducing an updated damage assessment tool — called the Iran Conflict Damage Proxy Map — focused on destruction in Iran and the Gulf .

We're in a weird time with open source and commercial satellite imagery right now and Iran is under a 40-day internet blackout. As a workaround, @bellingcat.com has adapted Ollie Ballinger's remote sensing work to more easily find damaged areas in Iran: www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

Yellow pin shows the geolocation of the airstrike.

An image of the building that was struck.

Israel struck a building today opposite Rafik Hariri University Hospital, approximately 80 meters from a 2024 impact site it also struck, geolocated at 33.861761, 35.491060, in a densely populated area of Jnah in Beirut.

There is no excuse for downplaying or eliding the insanity of Trump’s morning post. It is the most unhinged public comment by a president in US history and should be reported and remarked upon as such.

US has posted several photos showing jets equipped with dispensers that can dispense BLU-91/B mines, which Bellingcat previously identified in an Iranian village on March 26.

These photos were taken on April 2, so it appears the US may be continuing to deploy these mines in Iran.

Looking around for this with @aric.bsky.social and @gbrumfiel.bsky.social, geolocated at 30.835153, 50.589567 north of Dehdasht (~30 miles north of Behbahan). Rough annotation with matching terrain + building area in the foreground.

CC: @geoconfirmed.org

Map link: www.google.com/maps/place/3...

Even with the two week delay in Planet imagery, can already start to see mass demolition of homes in southern Lebanon in PlanetScope imagery from March.

Rab El Thalathine and Al-Aadaissah, both near the border, have seen widespread destruction when comparing imagery from March 3 and March 18.

NEW: On the first day of the war with Iran, the United States used a new ballistic missile. It was untested in combat. Our analysis shows it struck a sports hall, an elementary school, and residential areas — killing at least 21 people, including children. w/ @johnismay.bsky.social

How India’s Ruling Party is Using AI to Boost Hate Speech Bellingcat found 31 posts by the BJP that appeared to feature AI-generated images, along with either anti-immigrant or anti-Muslim hate speech, in Assam and West Bengal within a month.

Bellingcat found 31 posts with AI-generated imagery shared on social media by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam and West Bengal in December that appeared to meet the United Nations’ definition of hate speech. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Explosive Misinformation: A Guide to Mushroom Clouds, ‘Sonic Weapons’, and Disintegration - bellingcat Explosives test in Canada. Source: Defence Research and Development Canada.

Videos of explosions have fueled misunderstanding and misinformation in the conflict with Iran, with munition types incorrectly identified amongst claims of “mystery” weapons. What can types of explosions really tell us? Read @easybakeovensz.bsky.social‘s latest: www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

Live updates: Iran warns the US against a ground invasion as regional powers meet in Pakistan Regional powers plan to meet Sunday in Pakistan to discuss how to end the fighting in the Middle East as about 2,500 U.S. Marines arrived in the region and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered the monthlong war.

Pakistan announced that it will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran, though there was no immediate word from the U.S. or Iran, and it was unclear whether the talks would be direct or indirect.

Two Waves of Bombing: New Videos Reveal More Details About Iran Girls' School Strike - bellingcat Analysis suggests there were at least two waves of strikes carried out in the area around the IRGC complex and adjacent girls' school.

Two new videos have emerged showing the deadly strikes that hit an IRGC compound, as well as an adjacent girls’ school, in Minab, Iran. By geolocating and verifying the footage, Bellingcat found two waves of attacks, occurring hours apart. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Evidence Points to US Scattering Mines over Iranian Village - bellingcat US appears to have deployed the Gator Scatterable Mine system over Kafari, a village near Shiraz, Iran.

The US appears to have deployed the Gator Scatterable Mine system over Kafari, a village near Shiraz, in southern Iran overnight. At least two people were killed according to local reports. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Trump calls on Bessent, and Bessent promptly starts kissing Trump's ass

Munition Remnants Pictured at Site of Deadly Chad Strike Match Weapon Previously Used by Sudan’s RSF - bellingcat Munition remnants pictured at the site of a strike in the town of Tiné, Chad, appear to match a weapon previously used by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

In this particular case the watch helps us to Geolocate a Munition Remnants Pictured at Site of Deadly Chad Strike . The Munition Match A Weapon Previously Used by Sudan’s RSF
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Picture featuring Ali Ahmat Aghabache, Chad Minister of Public Security and Immigration. We used the time in his watch as an approximate time of capture of the set of images at the remnant site. Credit: Ministère De La Sécurité Publique Et De L'immigration. Facebook

Never forget to check the watches worn by people in videos/images you analyze. It is always of tremendous help for verifying footage and be able to geolocate by understanding shadows , timelines and more. @bellingcat.com

The Noxious Smoke Enveloping Tehran An exclusive investigation reveals the substantial air pollution unleashed by Israel’s recent strikes on fuel storage sites across Iran’s capital

Using interviews, satellite imagery and atmospheric modelling, we reconstructed how smoke from strikes on oil infrastructure spread across Tehran. The plume extended across much of the city.

Investigation by @baydoun.nl, @ntabrizy.bsky.social, @wammezz.bsky.social, and myself.

Journalist Steve Sweeney was reporting from the ground in Lebanon when a projectile exploded directly behind him.

There is a video of him receiving aid in a medical facility, so he survived.

A Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation centre on March 16 in Kabul killed at least 400 people and injured 250 others, according to Afghan officials. But online accounts claim that the strike targeted military infrastructure. Here's what open sources can tell us...

Urlscan lets you analyse suspicious websites without directly interacting with them. You can also use the tool to look into signals that potentially connect individual sites to coordinated networks. Learn more in @bellingcat.com's Online Investigation Toolkit: bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more...

Heavy casualties feared as Kabul accuses Pakistan of strike on hospital Afghanistan’s health ministry puts preliminary toll at 200 as Pakistan denies targeting facility for drug addicts Heavy casualties were feared in Kabul after Afghanistan accused Pakistan’s military of targeting a hospital that treats drug users in airstrikes on Monday. Pakistan dismissed the accusation, saying the strikes – which were also conducted in eastern Afghanistan – did not hit any civilian sites. Continue reading...

Heavy casualties feared as Kabul accuses Pakistan of strike on hospital

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting civilian homes in airstrikes Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan’s military of targeting civilian homes in overnight airstrikes in Kabul and the southern province of Kandahar, saying children were among those killed.

Afghanistan's Taliban government has accused Pakistan's military of targeting civilian homes in overnight airstrikes in Kabul and the southern province of Kandahar, saying children were among those killed.

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I'm doing this to raise funds via @extralife4kids.bsky.social for Toronto's SickKids hospital!

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Thank you to @slair.bsky.social and @bcfinucane.bsky.social for taking the time to provide their expertise for this piece.

Bellingcat has geolocated eight videos showing US Tomahawks cruise missiles in Iraq heading towards Iran. On Tuesday Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and stressed that Iraqi airspace and territory should not be used.

Airstrike Hit Iranian Emergency Medical Base in Shiraz, Killing 20 Open-source evidence and satellite imagery show that the March 5 strike destroyed a first responders’ outpost in Zibashahr Park, leaving an identified military site 200 meters away untouched

A review by @ntabrizy.bsky.social and myself of post-strike videos, images, satellite imagery and mapping data shows that a civilian park hosting an EMS base in Shiraz was directly hit, killing at least 20 and raising questions about mistaken targeting.