The investigation into a US strike that hit a school in Iran has sat for months with a military command while leaders have held off on ordering a critical, standard intelligence review to help determine what happened, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Exclusive: US commanders bypassed warnings about outdated intelligence ahead of strike that hit school in Iran, sources say | CNN Politics
Senior US military commanders bypassed warnings in critical databases that intelligence about potential targets in Iran was severely out of date and approved some strikes — including one that hit a school, killing nearly 200 children and adults, according to three sources familiar with the decision-making process.
US strike likely hit a school in Iran due to outdated intelligence, sources briefed on initial findings say
By Zachary Cohen, Thomas Bordeaux, Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — 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elementary school, in an attack that state media said killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers, likely due to outdated information about a nearby naval base, according to two sources briefed on the preliminary findings of an
US strike likely hit a school in Iran due to outdated intelligence, sources briefed on initial findings say | CNN Politics
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elementary school, in an attack that state media said killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers, likely due to outdated information about a nearby naval base, according to two sources briefed on the preliminary findings of an ongoing military investigation.
US military investigation suggests likely US role in Iran girls' school strike
U.S. military investigators tentatively conclude U.S. forces likely responsible for strike on Iranian girls' school in Minab, killing scores of children, investigation ongoing.
Analysis suggests US was responsible for deadly strike on Iranian elementary school | CNN
The United States military was likely responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, the deadliest incident of civilian casualties in the US and Israel’s almost week-long war with Iran, according to CNN and expert analysis of evidence.
Preliminary Inquiry Finds U.S. Responsible for Iran Elementary School Attack
Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds
Fact-finding mission says military strikes on school in Minab and sports facility in February constitute war crimes
Iran: US School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability
Reported findings that the United States is responsible for the recent deadly school attack in Iran, and that it was based on outdated targeting data, highlight the need for reform and accountability within the US military to minimize civilian harm during conflict.
How We Analyzed the Strike on the Iranian School | Visual Investigations
US/Israel: Investigate Iran School Attack as a War Crime
An unlawful attack on a primary school in southern Iran before midday on February 28, 2026 that reportedly killed scores of civilians, including many children, should be investigated as a war crime, Human Rights Watch said today.
Iranian officials claim school hit during US-Israeli army strikes
Dozens of students at an all-girls elementary school were among those killed amid the U.S.-Israel strikes in the country Saturday, Iranian officials said.
An Analyst’s Missed Remark Surfaced in Deadly Iran School Strike Probe
An intelligence analyst’s missed remarks are among the missteps surfaced in an investigation into a deadly strike against an elementary school in Iran.
US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says
Strike that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, reportedly the result of a targeting mistake by US military planners
Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base
The Feb. 28 school strike in Minab, which killed dozens, including children, appears to have been part of an attack on an adjacent naval base in southern Iran, where officials said U.S. forces were operating.
Exclusive: Humans — not AI — are to blame for deadly Iran school strike, sources say
The US missile attack is fueling global debate over AI and the military.
UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes
The US has not acknowledged carrying out February's deadly strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.
