This is The Guardian.
Today, what really happened in the bombing of a primary school in Iran.
A warning before we start, this episode does have discussion on losing children killed in war.
It's February 27th, a Friday afternoon in Ramadan.
Families are getting ready for iftar, like they do all month, to break the fast together.
Fridays are extra special.
In the small city of Manab in the south of Iran, more than a thousand miles away from the capital,
two households settle into the rhythm and chaos of life with small children.
Zara's eight years old.
She loves art.
She loves to paint.
She loves cutting and pasting.
And her parents say that when they can smell glue in the house, that's when they know that Zara's been up to something.
Zara's mum and dad, Hussain and Martzai, they dote on their little girl.
She's got a toothy grin, pinch me cheeks and big dreams.
She did want to be a doctor when she was little, when she was a preschooler.
And now since she's settled in at primary school, she loves her teacher.
She's decided she wants to be a teacher.
In the other household, Zara's schoolmates are keeping their parents busy.
Soban is 10 years old and Hania is seven, his little sister.