Satellite images show Iran school strike hit more buildings : NPR
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Key Points:
- Satellite imagery analysis reveals that the bombing of an Iranian elementary school in Minab, which killed around 165 people including many schoolgirls, also struck a nearby health clinic and other buildings, indicating a precision airstrike on a neighboring Iranian military complex.
- Experts suggest the strike was highly precise, targeting almost all buildings in the military compound, and may have resulted from outdated targeting information, as the school and clinic were walled off from the base in recent years.
- Israel has denied involvement in the bombing, while U.S. officials, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, have stated they are investigating the incident and deny targeting civilians.
- Given Minab's southeastern location, experts believe a U.S. strike is more likely than an
