Video shows apparent US strike as Trump blames Iran for school massacre
Key Takeaways
- Iranian state media released video of a cruise missile striking a compound near Minab
- The footage appears to contradict Trump's claims that Iran was responsible for the school massacre
- Evidence indicated the US military was likely responsible for the Feb 28 girls' school attack
Minab missile strike footage
New video published Sunday by the Mehr News Agency shows a missile slamming into a compound near Minab, Iran.
“Video shows apparent US strike as Trump blames Iran for school massacre Footage of a cruise missile hitting near Minab would appear to contradict Trump’s claims of Iranian culpability New video from Iranian state media shows a missile slamming into a compound in southern Iran, as evidence mounted that the US military was most likely responsible for the February 28 attack on a girls’ school that left more than 160 dead, mostly children”
The footage is titled "The moment when Israeli and American terrorists struck #Minab school."
The video shows a munition consistent with a Tomahawk cruise missile striking an area as black smoke rose from nearby locations and screams from witnesses can be heard.
Iran has blamed Israel and the United States for the blast.
Evidence on attack responsibility
Footage was released as evidence mounted that the US military was most likely responsible for the February 28 attack.
The investigative group Bellingcat said the video "would appear to contradict" US President Donald Trump, who has claimed Iran was responsible.
The article notes the US is the only country in the conflict known to have Tomahawk missiles.
School strike and US bombing
The strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School.
“Video shows apparent US strike as Trump blames Iran for school massacre Footage of a cruise missile hitting near Minab would appear to contradict Trump’s claims of Iranian culpability New video from Iranian state media shows a missile slamming into a compound in southern Iran, as evidence mounted that the US military was most likely responsible for the February 28 attack on a girls’ school that left more than 160 dead, mostly children”
It left more than 160 dead, mostly children, the highest reported civilian death toll since the war began.
The attack has drawn staunch criticism from the United Nations and human rights monitors.
The school was hit at the same time that the US was bombing a nearby Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) naval base.
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