Iran School Strike: Trump denies responsibility, Points to Possible Other Culprits

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US President Donald Trump suggested that other countries could be responsible for a deadly strike on an elementary school in Iran, saying several nations possess “generic” Tomahawk missiles similar to the one believed to have been used in the attack. Speaking during appearances in Florida on Monday, Trump said the incident was still under investigation and claimed the strike could have been carried out by Iran itself or “somebody else.”

A set of strikes by the US hit and destroyed a large portion of a school in Minab, killing dozens of children aged between seven and 12 who were attending morning classes. Video footage released by the Iranian news agency Mehr News Agency and geolocated by the investigative collective Bellingcat indicated that the school was hit during a series of strikes targeting a nearby naval facility belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Munitions experts told media outlets that the missile shown in the footage appeared to be a Tomahawk cruise missile, which is widely associated with US military operations in the current conflict. When asked whether the US would accept responsibility for the strike, Trump said many countries possess Tomahawk missiles because they purchase them from the United States. “Tomahawks are used by others,” he said, while acknowledging he did not yet have enough information to determine who was responsible.

Trump also commented on the broader military campaign, describing the US intervention in the Middle East as a “little excursion” aimed at eliminating threats. He said the war, now in its second week, might already be nearing completion. The president praised the progress of Operation Epic Fury, launched on February 28 alongside Israel, saying the operation had already achieved significant success but that the US had “not won enough” yet.

During the same appearances, Trump dismissed criticism from Democratic leaders who argued that his administration had not clearly justified the military action against Iran. He claimed the US had acted pre-emptively to stop an imminent Iranian attack, though he presented no new evidence to support the claim. Trump said his assessment was based on intelligence briefings from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.