Video shows US Tomahawk missile striking IRGC base beside Iranian girls' school

A newly released video uploaded by Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency and verified by Bellingcat and The New York Times shows a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile striking an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval base in the town of Minab on Feb. 28.

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The strike occurred directly beside the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school, where 168 people were reported killed.

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The footage shows a Tomahawk hitting a building described as a medical clinic inside the IRGC base.

As the camera pans right, large plumes of dust and smoke were seen billowing from the nearby school, suggesting it had been struck shortly before the hit on the naval base.

Bellingcat geolocated the clip to a construction-site vantage point.

The New York Times matched features in the footage to satellite imagery captured days after the strikes.

Bellingcat noted the United States is the only participant in the war known to possess Tomahawk missiles.

U.S. response to mounting evidence has been mixed.

A preliminary U.S. assessment cited by CBS News says the United States is 'likely' responsible but did not intentionally target the school and may have hit it in error, possibly due to dated intelligence.

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The Wall Street Journal, citing an American official, reported U.S. military investigators believe American forces were likely responsible.

The Times reported the school was struck at the same time as precision hits on the adjacent base, with a former U.S. Air Force official calling 'target misidentification' the most likely explanation.

BBC Verify reported multiple impact sites and analysts said damage patterns suggested a penetrating munition.

Middle East Eye, citing survivors and first responders, reported a possible 'double-tap' strike.

CENTCOM released a separate video of Tomahawks being launched that it said was filmed the same day.

The article notes dozens of Tomahawks have been launched by U.S. Navy warships into Iran since Feb. 28.

The U.S. Department of War describes Tomahawks as 'long-range, highly accurate' missiles that carry a warhead with the explosive power of about 300 pounds of TNT.

Political and international reactions have been stark and divided.

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White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told CBS News the "investigation is ongoing" and "there are no conclusions at this time, and it is both irresponsible and false for anyone to claim otherwise."

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters "Based on what I've seen, that was done by Iran."

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said, "We are still investigating, but the only side that targets civilians is Iran."

An Israeli government source told CBS News Israel was not behind the attack.

Iranian officials said the Feb. 28 strike killed more than 168 people, many of them children aged 7 to 12.

UNESCO described the killing of students as a "grave violation" of protections for educational facilities under international humanitarian law.

No side has formally claimed responsibility.

Six Democratic senators — Brian Schatz, Patty Murray, Jeanne Shaheen, Jack Reed, Mark Warner, and Chris Coons — issued a joint statement saying they were "horrified by the latest reports" and warning that independent analysis suggests U.S. forces may have conducted the strike.

The senators demanded a "thorough" Defense Department investigation, including whether policy decisions contributed to the "catastrophe."