Trump says US likely not responsible for Iran school strike

President Donald Trump expressed doubt on Wednesday that the United States was responsible for a missile strike that destroyed a girls' school in Iran earlier this year, suggesting a definitive answer may never be found. The February 28 attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, southern Iran, killed more than 175 children and teachers, according to Iranian officials, marking one of the deadliest single incidents for civilians in the ongoing conflict.

The strike occurred on the first day of hostilities involving U.S. and Israeli forces. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump cast uncertainty on the investigation into the incident. "I don't know that they are ever going to solve that problem in terms of whose fault it was because there were missiles flying all over the place," he said. He added that while someone had suggested it was an American missile, he had seen nothing to lead him to believe that was the case. "I don't think it was us," Trump concluded.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who appeared alongside the president, stated the Pentagon was treating the investigation seriously and would release its findings at the appropriate time. This...