United States military confirms missile strike on Iranian school compound
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Trump relied on unverified intelligence to blame Iran for deadly school strike
Exclusive: Early US assessment suggesting missile was Iranian was almost immediately dismissed, sources say Donald Trump’s attempt to blame Iran for the deadly strike on an elementary school stemmed from an early US intelligence assessment that initially suggested the missile was Iranian but was almost immediately dismissed, according to two people familiar with the matter. The CIA initially told the president that they did not believe the missile that struck the school was a munition used by the US because the fins appeared to be positioned too low for it to be a Tomahawk cruise missile. Continue reading...
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GDELTMarch 14, 2026 at 06:03 PM UTCUS general confirms US missile struck Iranian school, killing over 165
The top US commander in Europe confirmed to Congress on Thursday that the US military was responsible for the February 28 air strike that hit a girls' elementary school in southern Iran, killing at least 165 people, according to China Media Group.
CGTN WorldMarch 13, 2026 at 04:35 AM UTC‘Outdated intelligence’: US faces mounting evidence in deadly strike on Iran school
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SCMP WorldMarch 12, 2026 at 03:52 AM UTCPentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school
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NPR WorldMarch 11, 2026 at 07:38 PM UTCHow news researchers investigated Iran school strike
President Donald Trump blamed Iran for a missile strike that hit a girls’ school and killed 175 people. Using open-source intelligence, news organizations and researchers analyzed footage contradicting that.
GDELTMarch 11, 2026 at 06:01 PM UTCUS missile hit military base near Iran school, video analysis shows
A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows.
BBC WorldMarch 9, 2026 at 03:09 PM UTCNew missile video puts spotlight on US over Iran school attack
A newly released video suggests a US Tomahawk missile likely struck an Iranian elementary girls’ school in Minab.
Al JazeeraMarch 9, 2026 at 01:12 PM UTCUS Tomahawk missile likely struck base near Iran school_ video shows: NYT Report
US Tomahawk missile likely struck base near Iran school, video shows: NYT Report ...
GDELTMarch 9, 2026 at 06:01 AM UTC