"Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U.S military investigation into the incident."
"U.S. Central Command relied on target coordinates for the strike using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, according to the person familiar with the preliminary finding."
"The bombing of the school and its casualties involving children has become a focal point of the war, and if ultimately confirmed to be at the hands of the U.S., would also stand among the highest civilian casualty events caused by the American military operations in the last two decades."
A preliminary U.S. military investigation found that outdated intelligence likely caused the United States to conduct a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran during the opening hours of conflict, resulting in over 165 deaths, many of them children. U.S. Central Command relied on target coordinates using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency. This incident represents one of the highest civilian casualty events caused by American military operations in two decades. President Trump initially blamed Iran, then expressed uncertainty, and subsequently said he would accept the Pentagon's investigation results. The preliminary finding prompted calls for more information from the Pentagon, with the investigation remaining ongoing.
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