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        "msgid": "initial-investigation-points-to-us-missile-as-cause-of-attack-on-iranian-primary-school-1773287558",
        "date": "2026-03-12 10:14:30",
        "title": "Initial Investigation Points to US Missile as Cause of Attack on Iranian Primary School",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "A preliminary military investigation reported by The New York Times suggests that a US Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian primary school on 28 February, which killed over 160 people mostly students, resulted from targeting errors caused by outdated Defence Intelligence Agency information. The incident has become one of the most destructive military mistakes in recent decades, though US President Donald Trump has disputed the findings and suggested Iran may have been responsible.",
        "content": "<p>Analysis indicates that the attack on a school filled with students\ncould rank as one of the most destructive military errors in recent\ndecades.<\/p>\n<p>An ongoing military investigation reported by The New York Times has\nrevealed preliminary findings stating that a US Tomahawk missile strike\non a primary school in Iran, which killed more than 160 people, the\nmajority of them students, was caused by targeting errors.<\/p>\n<p>Officials briefed on the investigation told the newspaper that\nofficers at the US Central Command (CENTCOM) determined the attack\ncoordinates using outdated intelligence information from the Defence\nIntelligence Agency (DIA), resulting in targeting failure.<\/p>\n<p>The findings remain preliminary, and several critical questions\nremain unanswered, including why the outdated information was not\nrechecked, officials said according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>The attack on 28 February at Shajarah Tayyebeh Primary School in\nMinab occurred during US military operations targeting Iranian military\ninstallations nearby.<\/p>\n<p>The report noted that although the finding was already suspected by\nmany analysts, as the United States is the only nation in the conflict\nknown to use Tomahawk missiles, the targeting error incident has\ndiscredited US military strikes in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that Iran, not the\nUnited States, was responsible for the school attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on what I see, it was done by Iran,\u201d Trump told reporters on\nAir Force One on Saturday (7 March).<\/p>\n<p>Tomahawk missiles \u201care sold and used by other countries. And it could\nbe Iran, (which) also has some Tomahawks,\u201d Trump said on Monday (9\nMarch).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs The New York Times acknowledged in its own report, the current\ninvestigation is still ongoing,\u201d said White House Press Secretary\nKaroline Leavitt in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts have said that the attack on the school filled with students\ncould be recorded as one of the most destructive military errors in\nrecent decades.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/initial-investigation-points-to-us-missile-as-cause-of-attack-on-iranian-primary-school-1773287558",
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