US Forces Likely Struck Iranian Girls' School, Killing Dozens, US Military Investigators Say

U.S. military investigators have tentatively concluded that a strike likely hit a girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran, killing scores of children, though the probe remains ongoing and no final determination has been made.

“The US military has opened a probe after strikes on Tehran that killed more than 1,300 people”

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Multiple outlets reported that U.S. investigators told Reuters they believe American forces were likely responsible for the apparent strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school.

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News organisations emphasise the inquiry is not finished and that independent verification is lacking.

These initial assessments have prompted formal Pentagon reviews and attracted intense international attention as authorities try to corroborate what happened and why the school was struck.

Casualty figures reported by Iranian state media and humanitarian agencies vary widely and remain unverified, increasing uncertainty about the scale of the human toll.

Iranian broadcasts and some UN‑linked figures gave very high child‑death counts, with UNICEF and state outlets cited in regional reporting, while independent and Western outlets caution that the numbers and attribution are provisional pending on‑site verification.

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Major news agencies and the U.N. rights office have called for transparent, impartial inquiries given the possibility that dozens or hundreds of children were among the dead.

U.S. and Israeli officials say investigations are underway while denying intentional targeting of civilian schools.

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U.S. leaders have stressed the need for careful assessment before drawing conclusions.

Defence figures including Pete Hegseth have confirmed Pentagon probes.

U.S. spokespeople and some senators reiterated that U.S. forces "do not deliberately target schools or civilians."

Israel has said it was unaware of any Israeli activity in the immediate area at the time.

Anonymous U.S. sources cited by news agencies told reporters that preliminary assessments point to a likely U.S. role, heightening political pressure in Washington and across the region.

Open-source investigators and imagery analysts from multiple outlets raise serious questions about targeting and the relationship between the school and nearby military sites.

Some conclude the school has been a civilian facility for years and that the pattern of impacts is consistent with a precision strike on adjacent military infrastructure.

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Satellite imagery and video reviewed by Al Jazeera’s digital investigations unit and other analysts indicate the school was a distinct civilian location and that multiple precise impacts are more consistent with a military strike than an accident.

Some analysts therefore characterise the incident as likely the result of an intelligence or targeting failure rather than an indiscriminate accident.

The Minab school strike has intensified regional tensions and broader conflict dynamics.

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It occurred amid a wave of U.S., Israeli and Iranian military actions and prompted wider security, political and economic fallout.

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Reporting situates the incident within concurrent strikes on IRGC-linked sites, subsequent Iranian drone and missile responses, and regional air-defence activity.

Analysts and markets noted immediate effects such as surging oil and gas prices and military deployments to protect Gulf facilities and nationals.

The events underscore how a single, highly lethal strike can reverberate across the region.