A military inquiry has faulted the United States for the destruction and massacre of a girls’ school in Iran during the initial bombings in Minab. Previously, Donald Trump tried to blame the school’s destruction on Iran, claiming Tehran hit the school with a U.S.-made Tomahawk missile.
Trump Said Iran Bombed Its Own School During Minab Attack
It was fairly obvious early on that the U.S. was responsible for bombing the school; however, the ruling class tried to play it off as Iran’s fault.
Investigations by the Associated Press, CNN, and the Washington Post all concluded that the U.S. was the most likely culprit behind the attack. Visual analysis cited by the New York Times, including satellite imagery and videos from the scene, indicates the blast was consistent with a Tomahawk impact.
U.S. Strikes Iranian School Killing At Least 168 Children and Staff
The February 28th strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls’ school came on the first day of the US-Israeli attack on Iran that resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian commanders, as well as hundreds of civilians. It is the deadliest single strike in the ongoing campaign so far. –RT
According to a New York Times report on Wednesday, U.S. military officials familiar with the initial findings said that the strike was part of the opening wave of U.S. attacks on facilities used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy in the area.
Investigators believe officers at US Central Command relied on outdated targeting data from the Defense Intelligence Agency that still classified the school building as part of a military compound, even though it had been converted into a school over a decade ago. The site bore clear signs of civilian use, including a sports field, children’s murals, and brightly painted walls.
President Donald Trump has denied US responsibility and offered shifting explanations, first suggesting “very inaccurate” Iranian munitions were to blame, then claiming without evidence that Tehran also “has some Tomahawks.” Washington is the only party to the conflict that possesses such weapons. US officials have confirmed the use of Tomahawks – which have a range of up to 1,600km – in strikes on Iran. –RT
It does not appear that most people, even Americans, believe that Iran was responsible for this attack. It has been shown that in spite of the rhetoric coming from the White House and War Department, the U.S. was responsible for this horror.