Trump Addresses Iran School Bombing Probe Directly

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is willing to accept the findings of an investigation into the bombing of an elementary school in Iran.

Unlike the rest of his administration, Trump suggested that Iran may have obtained a Tomahawk cruise missile and bombed the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school, which killed 175 people on Feb. 28. Trump said during a press conference that he does not possess much information about the incident, but would accept the investigation’s findings, even if it finds the U.S. responsible.

“I just don’t know enough about it. I think it’s something that I was told is under investigation,” Trump said. “But Tomahawks are used by others as you know, numerous other nations have Tomahawks, they buy them from us. I will certainly, whatever the report shows, I’m willing to live with that report.”

A newly released video showed that a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile struck a naval base beside the school in the town of Minab, according to a review by The New York Times. The U.S. is the only force involved in the conflict that uses Tomahawk missiles.

Trump told the Times on Saturday that he did not believe the U.S. had bombed the school and said Iran likely did it. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth added that the bombing was still under investigation, though he argued that Iran is the only side targeting civilians.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a Tuesday briefing that the administration will not get ahead of the Department of War’s conclusion of the investigation before making claims about the bombing.

Neither the Israeli nor Iranian military has Tomahawk missiles, though dozens of these weapons have been launched by the U.S. military since Feb. 28. Investigators said U.S. forces are likely responsible for the bombing, according to Reuters.

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