"A preliminary investigation into the airstrike on a girls' elementary school in Iran that killed at least 175 people, mostly children, has found that the U.S. likely created target coordinates for the strike using outdated military maps. The U.S. military has yet to formally state that the U.S. was directly involved in the massacre."
"Several officials familiar with the strike have told NBC News that the decision to bomb Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab was based on outdated intelligence indicating that it was an Iranian military site. The sources said that meant the bombing was intentional, though it's possible the U.S. did not know at the time that the site had become a girls' school."
"Iranian officials have said that the site was last used as a military compound a decade and a half ago. For years, the building had clear visual indications that it was a school, The Guardian reports - including colorful murals and small sports fields, both of which were visible in some satellite imagery."
A preliminary military investigation into an airstrike on Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iran revealed that the U.S. likely created target coordinates using outdated military maps, resulting in at least 175 deaths, predominantly children. Officials confirmed the bombing was intentional based on outdated intelligence claiming the site was an Iranian military facility, though the U.S. may not have known it had become a girls' school. Iranian officials stated the location was last used as a military compound fifteen years prior. The building displayed clear visual indicators of its school status, including colorful murals and sports fields visible in satellite imagery. The investigation could not determine at which stage of the targeting vetting process the error occurred. Despite military findings indicating U.S. responsibility, President Trump has attributed the strike to Iran.
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