Trump Has Tried To Downplay The US’ Role In Bombing The Girls’ School In Iran Despite Evidence
“Whether it’s Iran — who also has some Tomahawks, they wish they had more — or somebody else, the fact is a Tomahawk is very generic.”
US president Donald Trump has tried to downplay the US' role in bombing a girls’ elementary school in Iran and killing more than 165 people, even as video evidence revealed a US missile striking the building.
Speaking at a tense press conference on Monday, March 9, Trump dismissed footage that analysts say shows a Tomahawk missile striking the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, southern Iran, on Feb. 28.
“I haven’t seen it,” Trump said when asked about the footage.
He argued that the Tomahawk missile seen in the footage could have come from multiple countries, calling it a “very generic” weapon used around the world.
“Whether it’s Iran — who also has some Tomahawks, they wish they had more — or somebody else, the fact is a Tomahawk is very generic,” Trump said.
However, open-source investigators and weapons experts say the US is the only country involved in the current conflict known to deploy the specific Tomahawk variants seen in verified footage from the Minab area.
When reporters pointed out that US defense officials, including defense secretary Pete Hegseth, have not blamed Iran for the strike, Trump said the incident is still under investigation.
“I just don’t know enough about it,” he said. “But I will certainly, whatever the report shows, I'm willing to live with that report.”
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