Pentagon Opens Formal Investigation Into Minab Girls' School Strike

The Pentagon formally opened an investigation into the missile strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, which killed at least 165 civilians — most of them children — after a preliminary internal assessment suggested the United States was at fault. The school was located approximately 200ft from an IRGC Navy base. Neither the US nor Israel had initially accepted responsibility; Israel stated it was 'not aware of any US or Israeli strike on a school.' CNN geolocated footage to the school location. The formal investigation announcement came on March 12, Day 13 of the conflict.