- President Donald Trump has officially attributed the devastating explosion at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab to the Iranian regime’s own failing weaponry.
- The blast, which reportedly claimed the lives of over 170 people, including dozens of children aged 7 to 12, occurred on the opening day of the current conflict.
- While the White House maintains that an investigation is ongoing, Trump dismissed claims of U.S. or Israeli involvement, asserting that “the only side that targets civilians is Tehran.“
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday, March 7, 2026, President Trump addressed the mass casualty event that has drawn international condemnation.
Eko Hot Blog reports that without citing specific intelligence, the President suggested that the tragedy in southern Iran was the result of a misfire by local forces.
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“In my opinion, based on what I’ve seen, that was done by them… because they’re very inaccurate with their munitions,” Trump stated, following a ceremony for U.S. soldiers killed earlier in the week.
The incident took place in Minab, a city in the Hormozgan province, where footage showed thick black smoke billowing from a primary school decorated with children’s murals.
While the Iranian government has aggressively blamed the U.S. and Israel for the strike, Israeli sources have confirmed their air force was not operating in the immediate vicinity of the school at the time of the blast.
However, the narrative remains contested.
Internal reports from some U.S. investigators suggest that coalition munitions may have inadvertently drifted off-target toward the school, which was located near two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facilities.
Despite these internal inquiries, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly emphasized that the United States does not target civilians and labeled any definitive conclusions at this stage as “irresponsible.”
As “Operation Epic Fury” enters its second week, the tragedy at the Shajareh Tayyebeh school has become a central point of the information war.
With the death toll exceeding 170, the pressure is mounting for a transparent forensic report to determine whether the blast was indeed a result of domestic technical failure or an unintended consequence of the escalating regional airstrikes.
