US EditionInvestigation further suggests it was the US that struck an Iranian school, killing 165
New video and expert analysis link a U.S. Tomahawk missile strike to the deaths of approximately 165–175 people near a school beside an IRGC naval base in Minab.
- On February 28, 2026, a verified video shows a Tomahawk striking a naval base beside a Minab girls' school, investigators say it likely killed 165.
- U.S. Navy launch data show Tomahawk strikes targeted naval facilities along the southern flank during the opening wave, with the school adjacent to the Revolutionary Guard naval compound's blast area.
- Weapons analysts and Trevor Ball, Bellingcat researcher, identified the munition in the three-second clip uploaded by Mehr News Agency as a Tomahawk cruise missile, matching satellite imagery and verified aftermath videos.
- The Pentagon said it has launched an assessment after initial findings that U.S. forces may bear culpability, while President Donald Trump claimed 'It was done by Iran' and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is investigating.
- Legal experts note Janina Dill warned even misidentifying a school is 'a very serious violation of international law', amid the broader US-Israeli campaign escalating regional conflict.
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US Democrats urge impartial probe of Iran school blast
US Democratic lawmakers have urged the Pentagon to conduct a “fully and impartially reviewed” investigation into the strike on the girls’ school in Iran’s southern city of Minab, saying the “killing of school children is appalling and unacceptable under any circumstance.”
A new video released on Sunday by the Iranian news agency Mehr and authenticated by the New York Times shows a Tomahawk cruise missile striking a naval base near a school in the city of Minab on February 28, on the first day of the war.
We were surprised by a room located near the target area showing an American rocket Tomahawk hitting the Iranian ship base located near a primary school in Minab, where more than 168 people, most of the children, were killed at...
The footage shows a US airstrike on a building at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval base next to a primary school in Minab, where more than 160 girls were killed on February 28, according to Iranian state media. The munition is a Tomahawk missile, which is the only weapon the US has in this war.
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