US Accused of School Strike Killing 175 in Iran

0:00On March 27, Iran's foreign minister accused the United States of a deliberate strike on an elementary school in Minab that killed more than one. 175 students and teachers on February 28th, the first day of the Middle East War. The attack came as the United States in Israel launched strikes across Iran, prompting Tehran to hit back at targets in Israel and Gulf countries. Early findings from the United States military probe point to a Tomahawk cruise missile hitting the school by mistake because coordinates were based on outdated data from when the building was part of a nearby base. At an urgent United Nations Human Rights Council debate in Geneva, a grieving mother whose two children died shared her pain, urging diplomats not to. Forget the tragedy, the council's rights chief expressed horror and stressed the need for quick transparent justice from those responsible. Iran, China, and Cuba called the session, where speakers condemned the strike as a potential war crime and blamed the United States in

1:01Israel for, sparking the conflict without security council approval. Meanwhile, the rights chief also highlighted Iran's reported crackdowns on its own people amid the fighting. With no resolution past this time, unlike an earlier one criticizing Iran's attacks, pressure builds for full investigations as the war drags on and. Questions of accountability linger. That's the story for today. U.S. News Today, Driven by AI