Trump Faces New Evidence After US Missile Tied to Deadly Iran School Strike
New evidence is tightening the gap between what President Donald Trump said and what multiple investigations now suggest about the deadliest school strike of the opening Iran attacks. Trump blamed Iran for the blast at a girls’ school in Minab, but Reuters, AP, Bellingcat and The Guardian all now point toward likely U.S. responsibility.
According to Reuters, U.S. military investigators believe it is likely American forces were behind the Feb. 28 strike, though the review is not complete. AP separately reported that a U.S. official also said the strike was likely American.
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Bellingcat said newly surfaced footage shows a Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC compound next to the school. AP and The Guardian reported Tomahawks are linked only to the U.S. in this war, undercutting Trump’s unsupported claim that Iran bombed its own school.
What is still unresolved is intent. The reporting supports likely U.S. responsibility, but not the claim that Trump specifically ordered a school strike. The confirmed reporting is narrower: Trump ordered the broader opening attacks on Iran, and the Pentagon is now investigating whether one of those strikes hit the school.
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