Pentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school

The U.S. military is looking into a missile strike that hit a girls' school in Iran. This happened on February 28, 2026, and many people, including children, died. A U.S. official said that early information suggests the U.S. might be responsible. The investigation will take a long time. They will talk to people who planned the attack and those who did it. If it's true that the U.S. caused the attack, it would be one of the worst times the military has hurt civilians in many years. A special office was created to stop accidental harm to civilians, but it was later dramatically *scaled back*. The White House said that the U.S. does not *target* civilians, unlike Iran. Before this, the Secretary of Defense said that some rules get in the way of winning wars. News reports say the strike on the school seemed to be part of an attack using very accurate, or *precision*, weapons. Pictures from Iranian media showed parts of Tomahawk missiles at the school. The *assessment* of what happened points to U.S. involvement, but the investigation is not complete.