Overview
- U.S. military investigators and New York Times reporting say American forces were probably responsible for the Minab school blast on Feb. 28, described as an apparent misidentification that killed roughly 180 people, with the formal probe still underway.
- Reporting highlights that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismantled Pentagon civilian‑protection offices last year, slashing staff dedicated to mitigating and investigating harm to noncombatants and fueling accountability concerns.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it carried out a joint operation with Hezbollah against more than 50 targets in Israel, while the IDF announced a broad wave of strikes in Tehran and hit Hezbollah sites in Beirut as casualties mounted in Lebanon.
- Iran targeted commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and struck regional infrastructure, including drones near Dubai’s main airport that injured four and an attack that triggered a major fire at Oman’s Salalah port, heightening energy and trade risks.
- President Donald Trump declared the war ‘already won’ and claimed few targets remain, as envoy Steve Witkoff said U.S. strikes gutted much of Iran’s enrichment and conversion capacity; separately, the FBI issued an unverified bulletin about a potential Iran‑linked drone plot off California.