{"id":2600577,"date":"2026-05-08T21:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-deadly-strike-on-iranian-elementary-school-still-under-study\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:12:40","slug":"trump-says-deadly-strike-on-iranian-elementary-school-still-under-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-deadly-strike-on-iranian-elementary-school-still-under-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says deadly strike on Iranian elementary school still &#8216;under study&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-deadly-strike-on-iranian-elementary-school-still-under-study%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2600577&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump said that obligation for a U.S.-reported strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed more than 100 children is still being investigated. The attack,which occurred on Feb. 28, reportedly hit Shajarah Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, and involved a missile identified by some experts as a U.S. Tomahawk.<\/p>\n<p>Trump initially said the matter was \u201cunder study\u201d and promised a report once available. he later gave mixed statements when pressed about the strike\u2019s details, including suggesting an iranian Tomahawk was possible before saying he didn\u2019t know enough. Meanwhile, defense Secretary Pete hegseth said the military was investigating and maintained that the U.S. does not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-if-you-side-with-hamas-your-anti-semitism-is-showing\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: If You Side With Hamas, Your Anti-Semitism Is Showing\">target civilians<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Later reporting from The New York Times claimed preliminary findings indicated the U.S. was responsible,citing the school\u2019s proximity to an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps base and alleging that target coordinates were based on outdated Defense Intelligence Agency data. The White House disputed that account, saying the investigation was still underway. Despite pressure from Senate Democrats seeking answers, the administration has provided few conclusions as negotiations and the conflict continue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Friday said the culpability for a strike on an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iranian<\/a> elementary school that killed over 100 school-aged children is still \u201cunder study.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The strike took place on the opening day of the war in Iran, Feb. 28, when a missile, identified in video by weapons experts as a U.S. Tomahawk, reportedly struck Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iran, killing over 150 people, mostly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-latest-arrest-its-clear-that-drag-queen-story-hour-is-a-haven-for-child-predators\/\" title=\"After Latest Arrest, It\u2019s Clear That \u2018Drag Queen Story Hour\u2019 Is A Haven For Child Predators\">school-aged girls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4560574\/marco-rubio-us-hopes-iran-response-serious-process-negotiation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rubio: US hopes incoming Iranian response sets up \u2018serious process of negotiation\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4560458\/war-department-declassifies-uap-documents-after-long-fueled-justified-speculation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>War Department declassifies UAP documents after \u2018long fueled justified speculation\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4558854\/gulf-countries-reliance-strait-of-hormuz-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gulf countries seek to wean themselves off Strait of Hormuz<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Trump was asked about the strike that occurred 10 weeks ago while fielding questions from reporters before boarding Marine One to head to Sterling, Virginia, for an LIV Golf event. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s under study right now,\u201d Trump said of the incident. \u201cWe\u2019ll give you a report as soon as we have it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On March 4, War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> said military personnel were investigating the strike a few days after it was first made public. He emphasized that the U.S. military \u201cnever\u201d targets civilians. <\/p>\n<p>Trump was pressed on the issue March 9, at first suggesting an Iranian Tomahawk was responsible for the strike, even though Iran does not possess the missile. Moments later, he said he didn\u2019t \u201cknow enough about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following Hegseth\u2019s confirmation of an investigation and Trump\u2019s comments on the subject, the <em>New York Times<\/em> reported March 11 that preliminary military findings found the United States was responsible for the strike, as the school was near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps base.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>New York Times<\/em> reported that officers at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/u-s-central-command\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4470\">U.S. Central Command<\/a> compiled the target coordinates using <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >outdated data provided<\/a> by the Defense Intelligence Agency. <\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt disputed the <em>New York Times<\/em> report and said the investigation is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4560178\/trump-one-big-glow-iran-war-peace-deal\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS WORLD WILL SEE \u2018ONE BIG GLOW\u2019 FROM IRAN IF DEAL NOT REACHED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4488966\/fetterman-senate-democrats-letter-iran-school-strike\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4488966\/fetterman-senate-democrats-letter-iran-school-strike\/\">issued a letter demanding<\/a> answers from Hegseth on what could have led to the strike that killed children, but little has come of their request. <\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-drones-in-kyiv-spell-out-the-message-russian-warship-go-f-yourself\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Drones In Kyiv Spell Out The Message \u2018Russian Warship, Go F*** Yourself\u2019?\">war enters<\/a> its third month and with peace negotiations falling through on more than one occasion, there have been little to no answers from the Trump administration on the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: blame for Iran school strike still \u201cunder study\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2600578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26128004381674.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[65712,65846,3823,3634,79361],"class_list":["post-2600577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-deadly-strike","tag-elementary-school","tag-iran","tag-trump","tag-un-investigation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26128004381674.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2600577"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2600581,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600577\/revisions\/2600581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2600578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2600577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2600577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2600577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}