U.S. Role Questioned on Iranian School Attack
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March 9, 2026 Hour: 6:11 pm
U.S. Democrats demand a Pentagon probe into the bombing of Iran’s Shajareh Tayyebeh school, which killed 171 girls amidst U.S.-Israeli aggression since February 28, 2026, after analyses suggest U.S. forces involvement.
A group of Democrat legislators in the United States has officially requested a thorough and transparent investigation from the Pentagon regarding the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab city, Iran.
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This tragic incident resulted in the deaths of at least 171 young girls during the initial phase of the U.S.-Israeli aggression against Iran. The demand for an investigation follows the publication of independent analyses pointing to credible evidence that the attack may have been carried out by North American forces.
The senators, led by Brian Schatz and supported by influential figures such as Jack Reed and Jeanne Shaheen, directly challenge the management of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. They voiced significant alarm over Hegseth’s previous statements asserting that operations in Iran would not be constrained by what he termed “stupid rules of combat.” Legislators are pressing to determine if this rhetoric influenced decision-making that ultimately led to the tragedy in Minab.
For its part, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reported that the attack was launched from the Al Dhafra air base in the United Arab Emirates. This massacre is contextualized within the coordinated military campaign initiated by the United States and Israel on February 28, 2026. This offensive has triggered a wave of retaliatory actions across the Middle East and drawn condemnation from the United Nations, which demands immediate accountability for the deaths of the schoolgirls.
In parallel, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi categorically rejected statements made by President Donald Trump, who attempted to distance Washington from any responsibility for the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab. In an interview with a U.S. media, Araghchi described the White House’s version -which attributes the tragedy to alleged incompetence of the Iranian army- as “absurd.”
From the presidential plane, Donald Trump dismissed the accusations linking U.S. forces to the massacre at the Minab school, instead attributing the tragedy to alleged negligence by the Iranian army. “Based on what I have seen, Iran did that,” the president asserted, even interrupting his Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, who was attempting to maintain a more cautious stance by stating that the incident remained under investigation.
Trump justified his position by citing Tehran’s presumed technological incapacity, remarking to the press: “They are very imprecise with their munitions; they have no precision at all.”
However, these claims directly contradict independent investigations, including one published by a U.S. media outlet. In response, the Iranian Foreign Minister emphatically questioned Trump’s logic: “It is our school, and our girls have died from a U.S. fighter jet. Have we attacked our own people?”
According to data derived from satellite images and projectile remnants analyzed at the site, the attack on the school occurred simultaneously with surgical bombings targeting an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval base in the same area. This operational synchronicity and the utilization of high-precision technology are hallmarks of U.S. or Israeli aviation, which unequivocally dismisses the theory of a “targeting error” by local forces.
This war crime adds to the trail of devastation left by “Operation Epic Fury”, the joint offensive launched by the U.S. and Israel on February 28, 2026.
Author: Laura V. Mor
Source: Agencies
