US Military Ignored Outdated Intel, Gave Nod For Strikes On Minab School In Iran: Report

Last Updated:July 08, 2026, 09:48 IST

Messages suggesting the input was based on years-old intelligence that needed to be revised were embedded in a system used for developing a target list

Senior US military commanders approved strikes across Iran, including the one targeting a school in the southern city of Minab in February, neglecting warnings that intelligence about potential targets in the country was outdated.

Messages suggesting the input was based on years-old intelligence that needed to be revised were embedded in a system used for developing a target list. The process also required a senior officer to approve including a site on the strike list, according to CNN, citing sources familiar with the matter.

As many as 175 people –– mostly children –– were killed after the United States fired a missile targeting a school in Minab in the south of Iran on the opening day of strikes, February 28, that led to the unfolding of a major conflict in the region. The US military had initiated an investigation days after the strikes.

Sources said the decision made by senior commanders to neglect the warnings arose out of “expediency" as they were under mounting pressure to provide the target list on the opening day of the war, CNN reported.

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