Overview
- President Trump said Friday the question of who fired the missile that hit an Iranian girls’ school is still under study and he promised a report when it is ready.
- A missile struck the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab on February 28th, killing more than 150 people, most of them children.
- The New York Times reported video analysis that identified the weapon as a Tomahawk cruise missile, which only a handful of countries possess, with the United States the only one currently fighting Iran.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in early March that the military is investigating, while the White House has disputed aspects of the Times’ findings and says the review is ongoing.
- The Times also reported U.S. Central Command compiled target coordinates using outdated Defense Intelligence Agency data, and Senate Democrats have pressed for answers without receiving a public accounting.