This work by Middle East Monitor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.  A view of the debris of a school, where many students and teachers lost their lives on the first day of the wave of attacks launched by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Hormozgan, Iran on March 05, 2026. [Stringer – Anadolu Agency] Artificial intelligence helped the US identify targets in the opening phase of Washington’s war against Iran, British newspaper The Times reported Wednesday, raising questions about a strike that killed more than 175 students and staff at a girls school, Anadolu reports. The newspaper reported that in the first 24 hours of Operation Epic Fury, US forces struck more than 1,000 targets in Iran with the assistance of AI systems designed to analyze large volumes of intelligence data and suggest potential strike locations. The pace, about 42 suggested targets per hour, has led analysts to question whether the speed of automated systems may be outstripping the ability of humans to fully verify targets. The scrutiny follows a strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab that killed at least 160 school girls and others. READ: US ‘investigates’ deadly strike on Iran girls’ school; Israel denies involvement Evidence examined by analysts suggests the site was likely hit by US Tomahawk cruise missiles. Historical satellite imagery showed the school had once been part of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) complex but had been separated from it for nearly a decade. Experts told the newspaper that outdated imagery or automated analysis could have contributed to the site being identified as a military target. The Pentagon said an investigation into the strike is ongoing. The Times said the US and Israel are deploying several artificial intelligence systems in the conflict, including tools developed under the Pentagon’s Project Maven program, which uses machine learning to analyze intelligence gathered from satellites, surveillance aircraft and other sources. OPINION: Even off-hand talk about Israel’s Nuclear Option is Obscene This work by Middle East Monitor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.  Keir Starmer explains that UK is participating defensively in Trump and Israel's criminal war for Israel's genocidal expansion in Iran and states that he supports Zionism "without qualification". Orcas discuss rotting brain. Front Orca says "Wish someone would lock him up". Donald Trump warns against following the https://onaquietday.org blog, says that it's easy atm, she only needs to report war crimes supporting Israel's genocidal expansion. US Embassy in Baghdad says leaving Iraq 'best option' for Americans Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain for its opposition to Iran war Labour MP leads cross-party push for UK sanctions on Israel US likely used AI in airstrike that killed 160 schoolgirls: Report Even off-hand talk about Israel’s Nuclear Option is Obscene 21,720 buildings in Iran hit by ongoing US-Israeli strikes: Iranian Red Crescent Over 1,500 Palestinians displaced by Israel in occupied West Bank in 2026: UN Dutch premier condemns Israel’s expansion activities in West Bank Iraq says…