Minab school bombing: List of evidence that indicate US was responsible
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Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school Photograph: (AFP)
Evidence surrounding the Minab school bombing that killed at least 175 people suggests possible US involvement. Investigators cite a video showing a Tomahawk missile, satellite imagery of coordinated strikes near an IRGC complex, and the presence of US military operations nearby.
At least 175 people were killed in the bombing of a primary school in Minab on 28 February in Iran. 150 among the dead were young girls, from ages seven to 12. It was the worst mass killing of the US and Israel's joint war on the Islamic Republic so far. UNESCO described the attack as a "grave violation" of international law.
After the massive outrage, the US President Donald Trump said that Iran was responsible for the school bombing. “In my opinion, based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran ... they’re very inaccurate, as you know, with their munitions. They have no accuracy whatsoever. It was done by Iran," the American president said.
Although Trump presented no evidence for his claim. His claim was not even repeated by spokespeople for the US military, who repeatedly said that they are "investigating" the bombing. Amid all this, several pieces of evidence have emerged which indicate that the US could be responsible for the deadly strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school.
Location of the school
The Shajareh Tayyebeh school was near a cluster of buildings that were used as local Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval barracks. As per old satellite images, the school was once part of the IRGC complex, but it was walled off from the barracks nine years ago. It was evident for years that the building was an educational facility. It has colourful murals on the walls and small sports playing fields - and all of these were visible in satellite images. Moreover, there is no evidence that the school was used by the Iranian military.
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Aftermath videos
After the bombing, multiple videos of the school were shared online. Four of the videos showed the school from various agles and it was evident that ot was a school building as one could easily see murals on the walls. One of the videos shows rubble of the destroyed school and smoke rising over the fence of the building. The video was one of the first indications that the bomb that hit the school was one of a series of strikes that also targeted the IRGC complex next to it.
Satellite image of the site
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The first satellite images of the premises were released on March 4, which showed the aftermath of the bombing at the school. They show the destroyed school building and four other destroyed buildings in its immediate vicinity, all within the walls of the IRGC complex.
The Tomahawk video
On March 8, Iranian state media Mehr news agency released a video of a missile hitting a location in Minab. The missile in the video was identified by munitions experts as a Tomahawk missile. “Given the belligerents, that indicates it is a US strike, as Israel is not known to possess Tomahawk missiles,” said NR Jenzen-Jones, the director of Armament Research Services, The Guardian reported.
Location of US operation at the time of school bombing
The US has not admitted so far that it struck the school or near it, in the Pentagon, led by Pete Hegseth on 4 March, the US military shared a graphic showing where the US and Israel had conducted strikes. On the map shared by the US, Minab was not mentioned, but one of the points marked as the site of US operation was adjacent to Minab.
