US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says
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A preliminary US military inquiry indicates Washington was responsible for a deadly missile strike on an Iranian school.
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A preliminary US military investigation has reportedly determined that Washington was responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school in February. The strike on February 28 on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building reportedly killed at least 175 people, most of them children. According to the New York Times, quoting unnamed US officials, the investigation concluded the strike was the result of a targeting mistake by US military planners.
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A preliminary US military investigation determined Washington was responsible for a deadly missile strike on an Iranian school.
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