Operation Epic Fury and Civilian Casualties

The Pentagon has opened a formal investigation after a cruise‑missile strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, killing at least 165 civilians, many of them children — a preliminary U.S. assessment, weapons experts and geolocation/satellite analysis say the munition was consistent with a U.S. Tomahawk and that outdated intelligence may have misidentified the site as an IRGC facility. President Trump publicly suggested Iran was to blame and claimed (contrary to experts) that Iran has Tomahawks, while the White House and other officials say the inquiry is ongoing, Israeli sources deny operating in the area, and the probe is expected to take months.