Analysis Finds Bahrain Blast Likely Caused by U.S.-Operated Patriot Interceptor; Scrutiny Grows Over Separate Strike on Iranian Girls’ School

A Reuters-reviewed analysis suggests a U.S.-operated Patriot interceptor likely caused the March 9 Bahrain blast that injured civilians, while separate UN and rights-body scrutiny is intensifying over an alleged U.S.-linked strike on a girls’ school in Minab—together highlighting how defensive failures and targeting errors are becoming central political liabilities in the widening Iran war.