Investigation called into school bombing in Minab, Iran

On February 28, 2026, an explosion occurred at a school in Minab, Iran, during the first day of an American-Israeli offensive. Iranian authorities report that over 150 children and 14 teachers were killed, though international news agencies have not independently verified these figures. Opposition US Democratic senators have demanded an impartial Pentagon investigation into the incident. While US President Donald Trump initially attributed the attack to Iran, video footage authenticated by the New York Times and the Mehr news agency appears to show a US Tomahawk cruise missile striking a nearby Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval base. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated that the Pentagon is conducting an internal probe. Neither the US nor Israel has officially acknowledged responsibility for the strike. Analysts suggest the school may have been hit as collateral damage from the attack on the adjacent military facility.