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# NEWS: Faulty AI led to horrific strike on school in Iran.

Aaron Parnas, 20 September 2026, YouTube. 152,900 views as of 12 October 2026.
Kind: Review.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FA0qiNukBg

## Why it is here

Short by news creator Aaron Parnas on the report that AI overreliance contributed to the Minab strike (~153k views); shows how the Pentagon review spread on social video.

## Description (written by Gemini from the video)

**Summary**  
In this video, commentator Aaron Parnas delivers a news report regarding a Bloomberg investigation into a U.S. military strike in Iran. He reports that flawed artificial intelligence systems, satellite imagery, and intelligence failures caused two Tomahawk missiles to hit an all-girls elementary school, resulting in over 150 deaths.

**What is shown**  
* [00:00] Aaron Parnas speaks directly into a microphone on the street with an overlay title: "NEWS: FAULTY AI AND SATELLITE IMAGRY LED TO HORRIFIC STRIKE THAT KILLED 123 CHIDLEN IN IRAN".  
* [00:09] A background screenshot of a Bloomberg article describing the February 28 missile strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, and an internal Pentagon investigation.  
* [00:25] Parnas recites casualty numbers and details regarding the investigation findings and the U.S. President's response.

**Claims & numbers**  
* The presenter says the U.S. military determined that faulty AI, satellite imagery, and intelligence led to a strike on an all-girls school in Iran.  
* Citing Bloomberg, the presenter states Pentagon personnel knew within hours of a February 28 missile attack that the U.S. was responsible.  
* Internal officials described the incident as a "cascade of preventable failures" (the presenter says).  
* Two Tomahawk missiles struck the elementary school grounds, killing more than 150 people, including at least 123 children (the presenter says).  
* The presenter claims the President of the United States still has not publicly admitted U.S. fault for the strike despite defense and intelligence community findings.

**Notable quotes**  
* [00:00] "The United States military has determined that faulty AI and intelligence led to the horrific strike on the all-girls school in Iran that killed more than 100 people."  
* [00:25] "Two Tomahawk missiles struck the elementary school killing more than 150 people, including at least 123 children."  
* [00:39] "Now to this day the President of the United States does not admit that the United States was at fault for this strike..."

**Assessment**  
This is a social media news reporting video summarizing a Bloomberg investigative article. No AI models or military targeting software are directly demonstrated beyond the quoted reporting and a screenshot of the news article.

_Described by gemini-3.8-flash on 2026-10-12 from the video's audio and frames._

## Related

- 2026-09-18: [Pentagon review: overreliance on Palantir's Maven AI contributed to the US strike on a school in Minab, Iran](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-09-18-pentagon-review-maven-minab-school-strike/)