US Missile Hits Iran School: Outdated Data Blamed

0:00On March 11th, a new report points to outdated targeting data as the cause of a U.S. Tomahawk missile hitting an elementary school in Iran early in, Operation Epic Fury. The strike took place on February 28th at the Shajari Tayyibay school in the town of Minab, over 600 miles from Tehran and close to, the Strait of Hormuz. The school building had once been part of a nearby Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval base, but it switched to civilian use years before. U.S. Central Command officers built the strike coordinates from old information supplied by the Defense Intelligence Agency. Because Saturday kicks off the work week in Iran, children and teachers were present during the attack. Iranian reports put the death toll at least 175, with most victims being kids, U.S. leaders have called it an unintentional error. Teachers are digging into how the stale data reached Central Command and whether fresher details existed elsewhere. They're also reviewing roles from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, which handles

1:04satellite imagery for targets. The probe remains in early stages, with officials stressing the complexities of fast-paced military targeting across agencies, more clarity should emerge as findings roll in.