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A United States strike on a school in Minab kills 168 people

28 Feb 2026

What happened

A Tomahawk strike on a school in Minab, Iran kills 168 people, most of them children. A preliminary investigation found the United States responsible and attributed the strike to outdated targeting information.

A United States-acknowledged responsibility rather than an Iranian allegation, and the module records it as such. It is the clearest single measure of the civilian cost of the opening campaign and is carried without operational or graphic detail.

Confidence: High

When28 Feb 2026
KindHumanitarian · Military
Confidence: High Sources: Congressional Research Service — Iran, the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz Methodology Corrections

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