Claimed Iran Bombed Their Own School
After a U.S. missile strike destroyed an Iranian girls' school killing over 170 children, Trump claimed — without evidence — that Iran had bombed their own school, contradicting independent investigations, his own Pentagon, and multiple international observers.
On February 28, 2026, a U.S. Tomahawk missile struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan province, Iran, killing over 170 people — mostly children aged 7 to 12.
On March 7, aboard Air Force One, Trump stated: "No, in my opinion, based on what I've seen, that was done by Iran." The claim was made without any supporting evidence and contradicted every independent investigation into the strike.
Multiple investigations by the New York Times, BBC Verify, Amnesty International, and Bellingcat all concluded the strike was carried out by a U.S. Tomahawk missile. Even the Pentagon's own preliminary investigation found the U.S. military was responsible. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to endorse Trump's claim.
The assertion that a country would bomb its own school full of children — in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary — represents one of the most brazen and grotesque lies of the Trump presidency, apparently designed to deflect accountability for the deaths of over 170 children.