The strike on an Iranian girls’ school in Minab has raised fresh questions about the US targeting process as investigators examine whether outdated intelligence may have contributed to the attack. According to two sources familiar with the matter, officials involved in preparing the targeting package appear to have used old data.
Reuters previously reported that an internal US military investigation found US forces were likely responsible for the strike. The incident is now shaping up as one of the deadliest reported cases of civilian casualties linked to recent US military action.
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said 150 students were killed in the strike. The attack happened on the first day of the US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
A new Pentagon investigation has found the U.S. responsible for the deadly bombing of a girls' elementary school in Iran where at least 175 died.
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One source said the officials who created the targeting packages appeared to rely on out-of-date intelligence. A second source also confirmed that outdated intelligence had been used.
Still, key details remain unclear. The source text says it is not yet known how old the data were when they were used, or whether other factors also contributed to the strike.
The Pentagon declined to discuss the details of the case. It said only that the incident remains under investigation. Video later surfaced that experts say appears to show a US Tomahawk missile striking the area. Even so, the exact sequence of events has not been fully explained in public.
The source text states that the investigation is ongoing and that no final conclusion has been announced. That means the current findings remain preliminary rather than definitive.
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Since Reuters reported that US forces were likely responsible, President Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that Iran was responsible. He later said he did not know enough about the strike and would accept the inquiry’s findings.
