Minab girls school strike: US used outdated targeting data — school adjacent to IRGC compound

Two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that a US strike on a girls' school in Minab, Iran that killed approximately 150 students on Day 1 (February 28) may have occurred because US forces used outdated targeting data. According to archived copies of the school's official website, the school is adjacent to a compound operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. One source said officials responsible for creating targeting packages appeared to have used out-of-date intelligence. A second source confirmed that out-of-date intelligence appears to have been used, though it is unclear how old data ended up being used for the strike or what other factors may be responsible. Reuters had first reported last Thursday that an ongoing internal US military investigation showed US forces were likely responsible for the strike. Video has surfaced that experts say appears to show a US Tomahawk missile striking the area. The Pentagon declined to comment, saying the investigation is ongoing. The New York Times earlier first reported the outdated data angle. Iran's ambassador to the UN in Geneva confirmed 150 students were killed. The outdated data revelation — if confirmed — represents one of the worst civilian targeting errors in decades of US military operations. It directly undermines the US legal framework for the strikes (which relies on distinction between military and civilian targets) and provides Iran, Russia, China, and the broader global South with their most powerful propaganda evidence of the war.