US investigators believe strike on Iranian girls’ school probably carried out by US forces
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Military investigators tentatively believe US forces were likely responsible for a strike on an Iranian girls’ school in Minab that killed scores of children, but no final conclusion has been reached.
- The Pentagon and US officials are investigating the incident, with no details disclosed about the evidence, munition type, or motive, and they have not ruled out other responsible parties.
- The attack occurred during the first day of US and Israeli military operations in Iran, with Iran claiming 150 students were killed, a figure Reuters could not independently verify.
- The UN human rights office has called for an investigation, emphasizing that the responsibility lies with the forces that carried out the attack, while US and Israeli forces have reportedly divided their targets geographically.
