The Iranian School Strike: Excusable? A Violation? A War Crime?

Abstract

The Pentagon has conceded responsibility for the bombing in which more than 170 people, mostly children, were killed on the grounds of their Iranian school. Is it a war crime despite that it was not known to the attackers that the building had ceased to be used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy some years ago? If it is not a war crime, is it nonetheless a violation of international humanitarian law – the law of armed conflict?

Document Type

Op-ed

Publication Date

3-30-2026

Source Publication

Opinio Juris

Disciplines

International Law | Law

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