New York (APP – Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News – 12 Mar, 2026) A preliminary US military investigation has concluded that the United States was responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile attack on an Iranian elementary school. school In February, it killed dozens of children, according to a report in the New York Times.
The newspaper, citing unnamed American officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings, said that the investigation concluded that the attack that occurred on February 28 on the Shajarat al-Tayyibah Primary School building was the attack that occurred on February 28. a result Due to a targeting error by American military planners.
Iranian officials had claimed the death toll from the attack at at least 175 people, most of them children, in one of the worst and most shocking US strikes that killed civilians in recent memory.
The findings appeared to confirm the assertions of Tehran, which produced video footage of the US missile strike and fragments of US-made missile parts, despite efforts by President Donald Trump to suggest that Iran struck the building.
According to the report, the investigation, which has not yet been completed, found that officers at US Central Command established the target coordinates for the strike using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency.
While independent analysis of the strike strongly pointed to US responsibility, the Trump administration has continued a policy of evasion regarding the attack that struck the school in the town of Minab near buildings used by the naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Trump announced on Saturday that Iran was responsible for the school bombing. “In my opinion, based on what I’ve seen, it was done by Iran… They’re very inaccurate, you know, with their munitions. They have no accuracy at all. Iran did it.” The president did not provide any evidence for his claim.
US military spokesmen did not repeat his assertion, saying only that they were “investigating” the bombing.
But the Trump administration’s efforts to avoid responsibility for the attack continued on Wednesday, with the Pentagon saying in a five-word press release: “The incident is under investigation.”
An official at the US Army’s Central Command said: “It would be inappropriate to comment given that the incident is under investigation.”
Historic satellite images show that although the school building was once part of the broader IRGC complex, it remained isolated from the barracks for at least nine years. It had clear visual cues that it was an educational facility, including colorful murals on the walls and small space Sports Stadiums – both are visible in some satellite images.
The report said there was no indication that the school was a building for military use at the time of the raid.
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