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Airstrike on Minab Elementary School Killed More Than 160; Responsibility Remains Unclear
An airstrike struck an elementary school in Minab, Iran, on the first day of U.S. and Israeli attacks. More than 160 people died, many of them children. President Trump said on June 24 that responsibility may never be determined.
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An airstrike struck an elementary school in Minab, Iran, on February 28, killing more than 160 people, many of them school children. The attack occurred on the first day of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
President Trump stated on June 24 that responsibility for the strike may never be known. He said there were missiles flying all over the place during the incident. "I don’t know that they’re ever going to solve that problem," Trump said in the Oval Office during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
"There were missiles flying all over the place, and it’s horrible what happened. Somebody said it’s our missile. " Trump added that he does not think the United States was responsible. "I don’t think it’s going to be us.
Video evidence compiled by The New York Times and other outlets shows American Tomahawk missiles hit a nearby Iranian naval base around the same time as the Minab school strike. An initial internal U.S. military investigation indicated U.S.
Forces were likely responsible, according to Al-Monitor. The Pentagon has elevated the investigation but has not publicly acknowledged any preliminary findings. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the Pentagon is taking the review very seriously and will release its findings whatever the outcome.
Banners showing portraits of the school children killed in the strike were displayed at Tajrish square in northern Tehran on May 10. Iranian leaders have posted messages on social media calling the young girls martyrs and depicting them as guardian angels.
