US Forces Strike Iranian School, Kill Hundreds

On 28 February 2026, American forces struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab, southern Iran, hitting the building at least twice during the morning session and killing between 175 and 180 people, most of them girls aged seven to 12. Reporting notes immediate questions about whether Anthropic's chatbot Claude selected the target, but says targeting used the Pentagon-linked Maven system and prompted congressional inquiries about AI use in strikes.