An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings. The February 28th strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh primary school building was the result of a targeting mistake by the US military, which was conducting strikes on an adjacent Iranian base of which the school building was formerly a part, the preliminary investigation found. Iranian officials have said the death toll was at least 175 people, most of them children. Officials briefed on the inquiry said the building was not always used as a school, though it is not clear precisely when the school opened on the site. Trump’s attempts to sidestep the blame have already complicated the military inquiry into the strike on an elementary school in Minab, Iran, leaving officials who have reviewed the findings showing U.S. culpability expressing unease.

Source: The Irish Times March 12, 2026 05:07 UTC