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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Trump officials scrapped Pentagon blueprint to avoid civilian war casualties before Iran strikes, report says

Before the Iran war, the Trump administration reportedly gutted a series of initiatives aimed at reducing civilian casualties, according to insiders.

The move is under new scrutiny now that the U.S. is accused of launching a February 28 missile strike that hit a girls' primary school near a military base and killed scores of people. The attack in the city of Minab left more than 165 people dead, most of them children under 12, according to Iranian officials.

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