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THU · 2026-06-25 · 05:37 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0625-87228
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Trump casts doubt on US striking Iran school on war’s first day

President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that it may be impossible to determine responsibility for a deadly strike on a girls' school in Minab, Iran, on February 28, the first day of the Iran war, which resulted in the deaths of many children. Reuters reported in March that an initial internal US military investigation suggested US forces were likely responsible for the strike.

ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-25 · 05:37 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Trump casts doubt on US striking Iran school on war’s first day
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President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that it may be impossible to determine responsibility for a deadly strike on a girls' school in Minab, Iran, on February 28, the first day of the Iran war, which resulted in the deaths of many children. Reuters reported in March that an initial internal US military investigation suggested US forces were likely responsible for the strike. The Pentagon has since escalated the investigation but has not publicly confirmed any preliminary findings. Trump commented that the issue of fault might never be resolved due to the presence of numerous missiles in the area.

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Trump cited 'missiles flying all over the place' as a reason for the uncertainty of fault.

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Trump stated it may never be known who was at fault for a deadly strike on a girls' school in Iran on February 28.

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The Pentagon has elevated its probe into the school strike.

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An initial internal US military investigation showed US forces were likely responsible for the fatal strike in Minab.

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US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it may never be known who was at fault for a deadly strike on a girls’ school in Iran on February 28, the first day of the Iran-war" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="38748" data-entity-type="event">Iran war, that killed scores of children.Reuters first reported in March that an initial internal US military investigation showed US forces were likely responsible for the fatal strike in Minab in southern Iran. The Pentagon has since elevated the probe but it has not acknowledged any preliminary findings.“I don’t know that they are ever going to solve that problem,” Trump told reporters. “I don’t know that they are ever going to solve that problem in terms of whose fault was it because there were missiles flying all over the place, and it’s horrible what happened but there were missiles flying all over the place,” he said.
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