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US AI-Driven Targeting Error Leads to Deadly Iranian School Strike

September 19, 2026
oecd:2026-09-19-a8eeView source ↗

What happened

A US missile strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, killed over 120 children after outdated intelligence and overreliance on Palantir's Maven Smart System AI failed to flag the site’s civilian status. Pentagon investigations cite preventable failures in AI-supported military targeting as key contributors to the tragedy.

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OECD AI Incidents Monitor
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US AI-Driven Targeting Error Leads to Deadly Iranian School Strike
2026-09-19