09.03.2026 12:04
New footage has emerged regarding the attack on the Shajareh Tayyibe Primary School in Minab, Iran, where 175 people, including 168 children, lost their lives. The footage shows a Tomahawk cruise missile, which is in the inventory of the U.S. military, striking the school. The images, which contradict Trump's statement that "Iran did it," have been disseminated to the world by the U.S. press.
Images have emerged of the moment the U.S. struck a school in Iran's Minab city. The footage shows a Tomahawk cruise missile, part of the U.S. military's inventory, hitting the school. In an investigation conducted by the New York Times with weapons experts and former Navy explosive ordnance disposal personnel, new images related to the attack were analyzed. The video shows a missile hitting a medical clinic at a naval base belonging to the Revolutionary Guards, located right next to the elementary school.
EXPERTS REVIEWED THE IMAGES
In the investigation conducted by the New York Times with weapons experts and former Navy explosive ordnance disposal personnel, new images related to the attack were analyzed. It was reported that the video shared by Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency and also examined by the investigative journalism network Bellingcat was independently verified by the NYT.
The video shows a missile hitting a medical clinic at a naval base belonging to the Revolutionary Guards, located right next to the elementary school. When the camera moves, it draws attention to the thick clouds of dust and smoke rising from the area where the school is located.
TOMAHAWK MISSILE
The analysis stated that the missile in the footage is approximately 6 meters long and is a Tomahawk cruise missile. Military experts indicated that such missiles are not in the inventory of either Israel or Iran, and that the only power using this weapon in the region is the U.S. Navy.
It was also noted that the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) shared images of Tomahawk missiles launched from warships on February 28, the day the war began.
TRUMP HAD DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS
After the attack, U.S. President Donald Trump denied the claims that the school was struck by the U.S. Trump suggested that the attack occurred due to faulty munitions belonging to Iran.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also stated in his remarks that the party targeting civilians was Iran.
CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF'S REMARKS CAME TO THE AGENDA
A previous statement by U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine also brought the discussions back to the forefront. Caine had indicated that in the first hours of the war, the U.S. Navy conducted strikes on targets along the southern front using Tomahawk missiles.
The analysis published by the New York Times reignited international discussions regarding the attack in Minab.