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U.S. Military Strike Mistakenly Kills 175 at School

3/14/2026

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A U.S. military investigation preliminarily concluded that February 28 Tomahawk strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iran, resulted from outdated targeting data and killed at least 175 people, mostly children.
The school, previously part of an adjacent Iranian military base, was mistakenly identified as a military target.
U.S. President Donald Trump initially blamed Iran for the attack and later said he was unaware of the investigation's findings.

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A U.S. military investigation preliminarily concluded that February 28 Tomahawk strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iran, resulted from outdated targeting data and killed at least 175 people, mostly children.
The school, previously part of an adjacent Iranian military base, was mistakenly identified as a military target.
U.S. President Donald Trump initially blamed Iran for the attack and later said he was unaware of the investigation's findings.