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Evidence Suggests the Deadly Blast at an Iranian School Was Likely a US Airstrike
An airstrike hit a girls' school near a Revolutionary Guard naval base, killing over 165, mostly children, with U.S. military assessments underway amid international criticism.
- An explosion at Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, on February 28 killed more than 165 people, mostly children, during school hours.
- Satellite images and expert analysis suggest the blast was caused by a targeted airstrike likely conducted by the US military near a Revolutionary Guard compound.
- The strike has drawn condemnation from the UN and human rights groups for violating international laws protecting civilian objects, with US officials stating they are investigating but denying intentional targeting of civilians.
- Experts noted the pattern and precision of damage are consistent with air-to-surface munitions from multiple simultaneous strikes, and the school's proximity to military targets caused potential intelligence failures in targeting.
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Sources: Deadly strike on Iranian school likely from U.S. munition
On the first day of the war with Iran, a missile strike on an elementary school killed more than 170 people according to Iranian officials. Now one U.S. official and one person familiar with the preliminary findings of the U.S. investigation into the attack say it looks increasingly likely that a U.S. munition was responsible for the strike. NBC News’ Molly Hunter reports.
Satellite imagery, expert analysis, a U.S. official and public information released by the U.S. and Israeli militaries indicate that a school explosion in Iran that killed scores of female students was likely caused by U.S. airstrikes that also hit a neighboring compound linked to the regime's Revolutionary Guard.
The U.S. Armed Forces were probably responsible for the attack on a primary school in southern Iran that killed dozens of girls, the most lethal incident of civilian casualties in the nearly a week-long U.S. and Israeli war with Iran, according to CNN and expert analysis of the evidence.
Evidence Suggests Deadly Blast At Iranian School Was Likely A US Airstrike
Satellite images, expert analysis, a US official and public information released by the US and Israeli militaries suggest an explosion that killed scores of Iranian students at a school was likely caused by US airstrikes.
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