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Footage from "The untold story of the Iran-Iraq war's frontline children - BBC World Service Documentaries": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHZRvpuW8QM

The IAEA report - https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/25/06/gov2025-24.pdf

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