During a press conference on March 9th regarding the Iran conflict , President Trump denied responsibility for the attack on the girls' school in Iran. According to AP, the leader stated that Tomahawk cruise missiles , manufactured by the American defense contractor Raytheon, "are sold and used by other countries" and that Iran "also possesses some Tomahawk missiles."
"Whether it's Iran or any other country... the Tomahawk is a very common type of missile," he said.
The explosion at the school in Minab, southern Iran, occurred on February 28th, as the US and Israel began their attacks on Iran. Despite evidence and numerous media investigations suggesting the incident was most likely caused by US weapons, Trump still accused Iran of being behind it.
Raytheon sells Tomahawk missiles to U.S. allies such as Japan and Australia. According to AP, there is no evidence that Iran has acquired these cruise missiles.
Footage from a video shows what appears to be a Tomahawk missile falling onto the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' primary school in Minab, Hormozgan province (Iran) on February 28.
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The scene of the explosion at the school.
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The scene after the explosion.
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Location of the school (top left) and the housing complex of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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When asked why he was the only one in his administration to make this statement, Trump replied, "Because I don't know enough about it." Trump said the incident was under investigation but asserted that many other parties used Tomahawk missiles. Furthermore, the leader declared his willingness to accept "whatever the investigative report reveals."
On March 7, Trump said that based on what he saw, the attack was carried out by Iran. War Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was standing next to him at the time, only said that the incident was under investigation.
Could the U.S. military have been responsible for the devastating attack on the Iranian school?
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on March 2 that the War Department was investigating whether it was a U.S. attack. However, he affirmed that "the U.S. would not intentionally target a school."
Which country possesses Tomahawk missiles?
According to CNN, only a handful of countries possess Tomahawk missiles: the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Japan has purchased 400 Tomahawk missiles from the United States and is in the process of equipping a warship by October 2025.
The US destroyer USS Delbert D. Black launched Tomahawk missiles to attack Iran on February 28.
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According to manufacturer Raytheon, these cruise missiles "can strike targets with precision from a distance of 1,000 miles (1,609 km), even in heavily defended airspace." Tomahawk missiles launched from submarines were used in U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities last year.
Newly emerged footage appears to show a U.S. missile – a Tomahawk land-attack missile – targeting a naval base of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps located next to a school, where Iranian state media reported that several children were killed.
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