Schumer Slams President Donald Trump, Demands Testimony Over Iran War After Deadly Girls' School Strike

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer publicly rebuked President Donald Trump on the Senate floor, accusing the administration of issuing contradictory statements about the US campaign against Iran and demanding public testimony from senior officials after a deadly strike on a girls' school.

“US Senate minority leader slams Trump over Iran war 'Donald Trump's war with Iran grows more confusing and more contradictory by the day,' says Chuck Schumer WASHINGTON US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed President Donald Trump’s handling of the operation with Iran on Tuesday, accusing the administration of issuing contradictory statements about the war and demanding public testimony from senior officials”

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"Donald Trump's war with Iran grows more confusing and more contradictory by the day," Schumer said, and he demanded that senior officials testify publicly about the operation.

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The criticism followed renewed scrutiny of White House statements as questions mounted over responsibility for the school strike and broader US-Iran operations.

At a press interaction, Trump suggested uncertainty about who launched the missile that struck the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, saying he "hadn't seen it" and raising the possibility that a Tomahawk could have been fired by another country — even suggesting Iran might have fired it itself.

"Well, I haven't seen it," Trump said, adding that the Tomahawk "is used by, you know, sold and used by other countries" and that "whether it's Iran, (which) also has some Tomahawks" was under investigation.

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Reporters pressed him on that line, with one noting he appeared to be the only administration official publicly suggesting Iran might have struck the school.

Open-source video and Iranian reporting have been cited as evidence that a Tomahawk cruise missile likely destroyed the school, but multiple analysts and fact-checkers quoted in coverage said Iran does not possess Tomahawks and that the missile is American-made.

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PBS/PolitiFact noted "video evidence shows was carried out by a Tomahawk cruise missile, an American-made weapon," and experts including Mark F. Cancian and Jeffrey Lewis told reporters that few countries outside the US operate Tomahawks and that "Tehran does not have Tomahawks."

Another analyst said Iranian cruise missiles are visually distinct from Tomahawks.

The controversy has produced conflicting casualty counts and political pressure: Iranian media reported between 165 and 175 deaths at the school in different reports cited by outlets, while Schumer demanded public briefings as administration messages diverged — Trump at times suggested the operation might be nearing completion while officials such as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned of "the most intense day of strikes" ahead.

Reporters repeatedly pressed Trump on why he was the only official advancing the Iran-self-strike possibility and Schumer's call for testimony underscores congressional insistence on accountability amid the fog of war.

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