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Preliminary US Military Investigation Suggests American Missile Struck Iranian Girls' School

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•A preliminary US military investigation suggests a Tomahawk cruise missile likely struck an Iranian girls' school due to outdated targeting data, with reported deaths ranging from more than 150 to 175 across sources.
•President Trump previously suggested Iran might have been responsible for the strike and told reporters he was unaware of the investigation's findings.
•A Republican senator told CBC the US must acknowledge responsibility if the military was in fact at fault.
•NPR cited a US official saying the military assessment points to at least 165 deaths at the school in Minab.
•The Pentagon investigation remains preliminary and ongoing, with no final determination yet issued.

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