- An airstrike on a girls' school in Minab, southern Iran, on 28 February killed at least 175 people, including children.
- Donald Trump insisted Iran was responsible for the attack, citing their inaccurate munitions, while his Defence Secretary stated the origin was still under investigation.
- The U.S. ambassador to the UN, Michael Waltz, declined to fully endorse Trump's assertion, stating the incident was under investigation and that the U.S. aims to avoid civilian casualties.
- Analysis by The New York Times, using satellite imagery and social media, suggests the school was hit during U.S. military operations targeting an adjacent Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps naval base.
- Experts indicate that the destruction was most likely due to “target misidentification” during the U.S. strikes, dismissing theories that a faulty Iranian missile caused such extensive damage.
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