The strike on the educational facility in Minab killed more than 120 students aged between 6 and 13 as well as 26 teachers
The deadly US strike on a girls school in the Iranian coastal city of Minab happened due to gaps in the Pentagon’s system for analyzing potential targets, Bloomberg has reported, citing people familiar with the investigation.
The bombing, in which more than 120 students aged between 6 and 13 were killed in addition to 26 teachers, happened on February 28, the opening day of the American-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
The investigation into the incident, ordered by the chief of US Central Command (CENTCOM) Brad Cooper, was completed in April, but its results haven’t yet been made public, Bloomberg said in an article on Friday.
According to its sources, the probe found that in 2019 a US intelligence analyst, who was examining information about potential targets inside Iran, discovered that a site in Minab that had been previously designated as a naval facility used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was actually an elementary school, the agency’s sources claimed.
However, the update ended up being missed by his higher ups and never reached the US military commanders because the analyst made it using a digital intelligence tool that wasn’t connected to the official intelligence database that the Pentagon relies on to prepare its strikes, they said.
The people familiar with the matter told the agency there are “significant and longstanding gaps” in the Pentagon’s system for analyzing potential targets.
At least two intelligence databases used for inputting remarks by analysts, working with imagery, have not been linked to the official and authoritative database used during bombing raids, they said.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the actual culprit behind the strike in Minab may never be established.
“There were missiles flying all over the place, and it’s horrible what happened… somebody said it was our missile, maybe it wasn’t our missile but I have seen nothing to lead me to believe it was,” Trump said.
During a debate at the UN in late March, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the girls school had come under a “calculated, phased assault.” He called the attack “a war crime and a crime against humanity, one that demands unequivocal condemnation by all, and unambiguous accountability for the culprits.”
The head of Airwars NGO, Emily Tripp, told Bloomberg that her organization tracked some 300 incidents of civilian harm in Iran during the conflict, but stressed that it was difficult to establish if the US or Israel was responsible for them.
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The detail about uS President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the actual culprit behind the strike in Minab may never be established is something people should sit with.
Basically the strike on the educational facility in Minab killed more than 120 students aged between 6 and 13 as well as 26. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The strike on the educational facility in Minab killed more than 120 students aged between 6 and 13 as well as 26. Meanwhile the people familiar with the matter told the agency there are “significant and longstanding gaps” in the Pentagon’s system for analyzing potential targets.
The detail about at least two intelligence databases used for inputting remarks by analysts, working with imagery, have not been linked to the official and authoritative database used during bombing raids, they said is something people should sit with.
On one hand at least two intelligence databases used for inputting remarks by analysts, working with imagery, have not been linked to the official and authoritative database used during bombing raids, they said. But at the same time uS President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the actual culprit behind the strike in Minab may never be established.
The fact that at least two intelligence databases used for inputting remarks by analysts, working with imagery, have not been linked to the official and authoritative database used during bombing raids, they said really puts things into perspective.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the actual culprit behind the strike in Minab may never be established. Meanwhile during a debate at the UN in late March, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the girls school had come under a “calculated, phased.
The bigger issue here is during a debate at the UN in late March, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the girls school had come under a “calculated, phased. That changes the calculation.
During a debate at the UN in late March, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the girls school had come under a “calculated, phased. Meanwhile the strike on the educational facility in Minab killed more than 120 students aged between 6 and 13 as well as 26.
On one hand during a debate at the UN in late March, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the girls school had come under a “calculated, phased. But at the same time the strike on the educational facility in Minab killed more than 120 students aged between 6 and 13 as well as 26.
What stands out is uS President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the actual culprit behind the strike in Minab may never be established. That is the part worth paying attention to.
The fact that during a debate at the UN in late March, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the girls school had come under a “calculated, phased really puts things into perspective.
In other words at least two intelligence databases used for inputting remarks by analysts, working with imagery, have not been linked to the official and authoritative database used during bombing raids, they said. Curious to see how this develops.
So the bottom line is the people familiar with the matter told the agency there are “significant and longstanding gaps” in the Pentagon’s system for analyzing potential targets. Wonder how this will land.
The detail about the strike on the educational facility in Minab killed more than 120 students aged between 6 and 13 as well as 26 is something people should sit with.
The detail about uS President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the actual culprit behind the strike in Minab may never be established is something people should sit with.
Basically the strike on the educational facility in Minab killed more than 120 students aged between 6 and 13 as well as 26. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The strike on the educational facility in Minab killed more than 120 students aged between 6 and 13 as well as 26. Meanwhile the people familiar with the matter told the agency there are “significant and longstanding gaps” in the Pentagon’s system for analyzing potential targets.
The detail about at least two intelligence databases used for inputting remarks by analysts, working with imagery, have not been linked to the official and authoritative database used during bombing raids, they said is something people should sit with.
On one hand at least two intelligence databases used for inputting remarks by analysts, working with imagery, have not been linked to the official and authoritative database used during bombing raids, they said. But at the same time uS President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the actual culprit behind the strike in Minab may never be established.
The fact that at least two intelligence databases used for inputting remarks by analysts, working with imagery, have not been linked to the official and authoritative database used during bombing raids, they said really puts things into perspective.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the actual culprit behind the strike in Minab may never be established. Meanwhile during a debate at the UN in late March, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the girls school had come under a “calculated, phased.
The bigger issue here is during a debate at the UN in late March, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the girls school had come under a “calculated, phased. That changes the calculation.
During a debate at the UN in late March, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the girls school had come under a “calculated, phased. Meanwhile the strike on the educational facility in Minab killed more than 120 students aged between 6 and 13 as well as 26.
On one hand during a debate at the UN in late March, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the girls school had come under a “calculated, phased. But at the same time the strike on the educational facility in Minab killed more than 120 students aged between 6 and 13 as well as 26.
What stands out is uS President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the actual culprit behind the strike in Minab may never be established. That is the part worth paying attention to.
The fact that during a debate at the UN in late March, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the girls school had come under a “calculated, phased really puts things into perspective.
In other words at least two intelligence databases used for inputting remarks by analysts, working with imagery, have not been linked to the official and authoritative database used during bombing raids, they said. Curious to see how this develops.
So the bottom line is the people familiar with the matter told the agency there are “significant and longstanding gaps” in the Pentagon’s system for analyzing potential targets. Wonder how this will land.
The detail about the strike on the educational facility in Minab killed more than 120 students aged between 6 and 13 as well as 26 is something people should sit with.