Minab school bombing tests US-Israeli role in Iran conflict
A February 28 strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab, Hormozgan Province killed at least 170 people, mostly schoolgirls, becoming a focal point in the US-Israel confrontation with Iran. Iran accuses the US and Israel; the US and Israel deny responsibility. Satellite imagery reportedly showed the school intact earlier that morning, and preliminary analyses point to a US Tomahawk missile hitting the building due to a targeting error, though investigations are ongoing. The piece notes calls from US lawmakers for a swift inquiry, and places the incident within a historical pattern of civilian casualties from high-profile strikes (e.g., Belgrade, Amiriyah, My Lai) to illustrate questions of accountability, while experts caution that attribution may still lead to limited consequences.
- Who bombed the Iranian girls’ school, killing more than 170? What we know Al Jazeera
- U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says The New York Times
- Iranian school was on U.S. target list, may have been mistaken as military site The Washington Post
- Pentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school NPR
- How Trump has addressed the deadly Iran school bombing Al Jazeera
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