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Protecting education in the middle of war zones

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  1. Ali F. Meghdari

    1. Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

A missile strike that destroyed Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab, Iran, on 28 February, and killed at least 168 people, many of them children, highlights the vulnerability of educational institutions during conflict. Beyond the human tragedy, it raises concerns about the growing reliance on artificial intelligence, automated intelligence analysis and data-driven targeting in modern warfare.

Nature 656, 1070 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02634-x

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The author declares no competing interests.

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