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Initial Pentagon findings suggest ‘targeting mistake’ led to U.S. missile strike on Iranian school: NYT
At least 175 civilians, mostly children, died when outdated Defense Intelligence Agency data led U.S. Central Command to misidentify the school as a military target.
- A U.S. military investigation determined the United States conducted an attack on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Iran, killing at least 175 people, most of them children, according to two officials familiar with the inquiry.
- U.S. Central Command struck the school using outdated coordinates provided by another defense agency, mistaking it for an adjacent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy base that had been separated from the facility since 2016.
- Former Pentagon adviser Wes Bryant called the attack a "failure in fundamental targeting doctrine and standards," noting targeters must corroborate intelligence and analyze civilian risk rather than relying solely on outdated imagery.
- President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed Iran was responsible for the strike, contradicting the military investigation's findings. U.S. Central Command officials refused to comment on the ongoing inquiry.
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US probe finds Tomahawk strike on Iranian school was a ‘targeting mistake’ by American forces: Report
Preliminary investigation shows February attack on Shajarah Tayyebeh Elementary in Minab was an error by US forces, contradicting Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible, according to a report
·Mumbai, India
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US strike likely hit a school in Iran due to outdated intelligence, sources briefed on initial findings say
The US military accidentally struck an Iranian elementary school, in an attack that state media said killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers, likely due to outdated information about a nearby naval base, according to two sources briefed on the preliminary findings of an ongoing military investigation.
·Atlanta, United States
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Iran: Pentagon Investigation Recognizes Us Responsibility for Strike at Minab School · Global Voices
According to the revelations of the "New York Times" on Wednesday, March 11, the American army would have relied on outdated information to bomb the area.
·Paris, France
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Leaning Left10Leaning Right12Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Right
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources lean Right
41% Right
L 35%
C 24%
R 41%
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