An initial military investigation has concluded that the United States was responsible for a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran last month, killing at least 175 people, most of them children. Investigators found that outdated intelligence mistakenly identified the school, once part of a nearby naval base, as a military target. Officials are examining why the information was not properly verified before the strike.

The findings contradict repeated claims by President Donald Trump that Iran was to blame. Satellite images showed the school had been separated from the military base for about a decade. The incident is considered one of the most devastating military errors in recent decades.

Meanwhile, tensions in the region escalated after Iran claimed responsibility for attacks on commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil route. In response, more than 30 countries agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil from reserves through the International Energy Agency, marking the largest coordinated drawdown on record. Gas prices in the United States have risen sharply since the conflict began.