General · 9 March 2026

US Missile Hit Iran Base Near School, 168 Died

Around 110 children were among many people killed by a missile strike near a primary school in southern Iran. BBC Verify's expert video analysis, confirmed yesterday, showed a US Tomahawk missile hit an IRGC base in Minab. US preliminary assessment stated it may have struck the school in error on 28 February.

By BriefTea Editorial · 9 March 2026 at 18:51

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