Strike Kills 123 Children

Two Tomahawk missiles hit Shajarah Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran on February 1, killing more than 150 people including at least 123 children.

Pentagon Review Finds AI Overreliance

Pentagon officials reported overreliance on Palantir's Maven AI system contributed to misidentifying the school as a military target.

Maven System Misidentified School

The Minab site was cataloged as an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps facility due to outdated data and fed into Maven as a potential target.

Palantir Defends Its Role

Palantir says it is not responsible for underlying data or intelligence deficiencies in the Maven system.

“is not responsible for the underlying data nor identifying intelligence deficiencies”

Outdated Intelligence Data

U.S. databases listed Minab as a military site for years despite construction of school walls completed by 2017.

Human Intelligence Deficient

Human intelligence from southern Iran was thin, but the school had its own website and appeared on Google Maps.

UN Calls It a War Crime

UN investigators found U.S. failed to verify school was military target before strike, constituting a war crime.

Trump Denies Responsibility

President Trump claimed the strike was done by Iran and said no one will ever know what happened.

“No, in my opinion, based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran”

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