U.S. military acknowledges missile strike on Iranian elementary school was a mistake

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JH Kim

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  • The U.S. military reportedly acknowledged preliminary findings that the missile strike on an Iranian elementary school was a mistaken strike.
  • The review said U.S. Central Command carried out the attack based on outdated information from the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), attributing it to a “targeting error.”
  • At least 175 people were killed, most of them children, and President Donald Trump said he would accept the investigation’s findings.

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The U.S. military has reportedly acknowledged preliminary findings that a missile strike on an Iranian elementary school was a misfire.

According to Walter Bloomberg on the 11th (local time), the U.S. military confirmed in its preliminary review that it launched a Tomahawk missile strike on an elementary school in Iran on Feb. 28, and determined it stemmed from a “targeting error.”

The review found that U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) carried out the strike based on outdated information from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). The building had previously been part of a naval base facility, but was reportedly being used as an elementary school at the time.

At least 175 people were killed in the attack, most of them children, according to reports.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump had suggested the incident could have been staged by Iran, but later said he would accept the findings of the investigation.

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JH Kim

JH Kim

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