Flawed early intel spurred Trump to blame Iran for deadly school strike
TL;DR
President Trump publicly blamed Iran for a deadly school strike after an initial CIA assessment suggested a non-U.S. missile, a view that was quickly reversed when videos showed it was a U.S. Tomahawk. Despite the updated finding, Trump pressed the Iran connection. Pentagon investigators, who concluded the missile was a U.S. Tomahawk, are examining why the intelligence was outdated as the Minab strike killed at least 175 people, many of them children, highlighting a grave targeting error and questions about information handling.
- Trump relied on unverified intelligence to blame Iran for deadly school strike The Guardian
- US responsible for deadly attack on Iranian school: Amnesty International Al Jazeera
- Amnesty says Iran school strike may have broken rules of war ایران اینترنشنال
- Warner on deadly Iranian girls’ school strike: ‘I want a thorough investigation’ The Hill
- USA/Iran: Those responsible for deadly and unlawful US strike on school that killed over 100 children must be held accountable Amnesty International
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