NYT refutes Trump's claim as US missile footprints found in Iran school strike
A body of evidence collected by The New York Times, including newly released satellite images, social media posts, as well as verified videos, shows that the elementary school building hit in southern Iran on February 28 was severely damaged by a precision strike, as opposed by President Donald Trump's claim.
The Times stated in its review on Monday that the missile seen in the video is most likely a US-built "Tomahawk" type, and the long-range cruise missile is only available to the American military, and is neither available to the Israeli regime's army nor the Iranian Armed Forces.
This is while Trump had lately asserted that Washington was not responsible for the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in the southern Iranian town of Minab while classes were in session.
The US president claimed that the attack was probably carried out by Iran itself.
More than 180 youngsters were reported dead, with numerous others wounded in the attack.
According to the analysis of the video, the daily noted, the missile first strikes a building inside an adjacent naval base operated by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) that is described as a medical clinic.
After the explosion that kills dozens of people, mostly children, columns of smoke and debris rise from the site.
This clearly suggests that the school was hit at approximately the same time as the attack on the naval base.
Satellite imagery also shows that several other buildings within the naval base were targeted by precision strikes.
UNICEF has voiced profound alarm over the devastating toll on children from the joint US-Israeli aggression against Iran.
"Reports indicate that the majority of those killed were schoolchildren aged between 7 and 12. In addition, 12 children were killed in other schools across five different locations in Iran," it stated.
The organization noted that these child casualties are a stark reminder of the brutality of war and violence on children, which impacts families and communities for generations.
"Children and schools are protected under International Humanitarian Law and must be places of safety," UNICEF stated.
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