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Initial Pentagon findings suggest ‘targeting mistake’ led to U.S. missile strike on Iranian school: Report
A U.S. preliminary probe found outdated intelligence led to a missile strike killing over 165 civilians, including many children, at a southern Iran elementary school.
- On March 11, the Pentagon's preliminary inquiry found U.S. forces responsible for a February 28 Tomahawk strike on Shajarah Tayyebeh girls' elementary school, Minab, killing at least 175 people, many children.
- Investigators found that U.S. Central Command created target coordinates using long-outdated Defense Intelligence Agency data that labelled the school as part of an adjacent base, despite the building having been fenced off between 2013 and 2016, and failed to verify with NGA imagery.
- Experts assembling footage concluded that a Tomahawk cruise missile, used by the U.S., struck the naval base beside the school, supported by verified videos and imagery.
- The Pentagon said 'the incident is under investigation', and UNESCO condemned the attack as a 'grave violation of international law', while President Donald Trump denied U.S. responsibility.
- Defense cuts preceded the strike as Pete Hegseth reduced the Civilian Protection Centre of Excellence workforce by around 90% and cut U.S. Central Command’s casualty team from 10 to one before the deadly strike.
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According to Pentagon, obsolete intelligence records were responsible for the attack.
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