The evidence is mounting that an American missile errantly struck an elementary school in Iran where authorities say 175 people, many of them children, were killed. Video published Sunday by Iran's semiofficial Mehr News Agency and authenticated by the New York Times and the Washington Post shows an American Tomahawk missile striking an adjacent naval base in the town of Minab on Feb. 28. Reporters using satellite images, social media posts, and additional verified clips concluded that the nearby Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school got hit around the same time. The footage shows smoke rising from the vicinity of the school.
The site Bellingcat first reported on the existence of the video, and it has multiple satellite photos. Analysts say the missile visible in the clip is a Tomahawk, a 20-foot-long, GPS-guided weapon typically launched from US Navy ships and submarines. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has acknowledged that US forces were conducting Tomahawk strikes in southern Iran, including the Minab area, in the opening phase of the conflict.
Independent investigators have been unable to visit the scene. Over the weekend, President Trump denied US responsibility. "In my opinion and based on what I've seen, that was done by Iran," he said, adding that Iranian munitions are "very inaccurate." Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the Pentagon is investigating.
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