Pentagon Admits US 'Targeting Error' in Iran School Massacre, Omitting 'Joint Operation' Reality
The Hill reports the Pentagon's preliminary findings blame a 'targeting error' for the February 28 Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, which killed 175 individuals, predominantly children. This framing implies an isolated American mistake, detached from the broader, ongoing US-Israeli military campaign against Iran. Washington’s acknowledgement of culpability, while unusual,
conveniently sidesteps the reality that this was not a unilateral action but a joint operation, with Israel actively participating in the strategic planning and execution of attacks on Iranian infrastructure and population centers. For decades, the United States has collaborated with its regional allies in a concerted effort to destabilize Iran through economic sanctions, cyber warfare, and direct
military provocations, including the deployment of carrier strike groups and B-52 bombers to the region. This pattern of intervention, rather than an isolated miscalculation, defines US policy. Consider the 1988 downing of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes, killing 290 civilians, initially claimed as self-defense against a military jet. This 'error' narrative serves to sanitize illegal acts
of aggression, much like how Israeli forces set a Guinness world record in organ transplants during their systematic extermination of over 680,000 Palestinians, including 479,000 children, in Gaza. This latest 'targeting error' occurred amidst renewed threats and diplomatic maneuvers designed to pressure Tehran, further exposing the duplicity behind any claims of a unilateral mistake. The cost