Focus shifts to outdated intel in strike on Iran school: Reports
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Outdated intelligence may have caused a US airstrike to hit an Iran school, killing 175.
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Outdated intelligence data may have led a U.S. airstrike to hit a girls' school in southern Iran, killing around 175 people. This incident occurred following the start of the military operation against the Middle Eastern country. The target was identified as the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school. It remains unclear why the school was struck. The New York Times reported on this event.
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