The US military has been found to be responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to a preliminary investigation. The strike occurred on February 28 at the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, killing at least 175 people, mostly children.
Experts say that outdated targeting data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency may have led to the mistake. The Defense Intelligence Agency created target coordinates for the strike using the outdated information, which was then passed on to Central Command.
The US military’s use of Tomahawk missiles makes it clear that they are involved in the conflict. However, officials emphasized that the investigation is ongoing and there are many unanswered questions about why outdated information was used.
President Trump has tried to shift blame for the strike to Iran, despite a lack of evidence. However, the internal military investigation has found that the US is responsible for the deadly missile strike.
The incident is considered one of the most devastating single military errors in recent decades. The Defense Intelligence Agency’s use of outdated data evokes memories of the 1999 Kosovo war, where old maps and poor tradecraft led to an airstrike on a Chinese Embassy that killed three citizens.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/iran-school-missile-strike.html