US Admits It Was ‘Likely Responsible’ for Mass Killing of Iran Schoolgirls - Lemmy.ca

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/33264 [https://news.abolish.capital/post/33264] > [https://novaramedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-04T080915Z_816341658_RC21XJABEDYE_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-1-1-864x576.jpg] > > US military investigators have said it is likely its forces were responsible for a strike on a girls’ school in Iran that killed scores of children and has been condemned as a war crime, according to a report by Reuters. > > The attack on the Minab girls’ school in southern Iran on Saturday is believed to have killed at least 165 people, mostly children under the age of 12. > > The UN’s education agency, Unesco, said the attack was a “grave violation of humanitarian law”. > > US war secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the military was investigating the incident. Investigators have not reached a final conclusion and it is still unclear what evidence contributed to their assessment, Reuters reported, citing two unnamed officials. > > It was also unclear what type of munitions were used and who was responsible, the outlet said. > > An investigation by news outlet Middle East Eye determined that the attack on the school was a “double tap” strike – where a target is hit a second time in order to kill rescuers who come to the aid of the injured. > > “When the first bomb hit the school, one of the teachers and the principal moved a group of students to the prayer hall to protect them,” a Red Crescent medic told the outlet, citing conversations he had with survivors. > > “The principal called the parents and told them to come and pick up their children. But the second bomb hit that area as well. Only a small number of those who had taken shelter survived.” > > The UK has joined the war on Iran – which is illegal because it was not approved by the UN or US congress – by allowing the use of its bases for strikes against the country. > > Prime minister Keir Starmer has claimed the UK’s involvement is an act of self-defence, despite the fact the US and Israel started the war. > > — > > From Novara Media [https://novaramedia.com/feed/] via This RSS Feed [https://novaramedia.com/feed/].