Washington Questions the Narrative Surrounding the Bombing of a Girls' School in Iran

U.S. officials stated that the attack targeting a girls' school in the city of Minab, southern Iran, was not carried out by the Iranian military, at a time when narratives claiming that Iranian forces bombed the school spread on social media.
According to The Intercept, citing current and former Pentagon officials, initial indicators do not support the claim that the attack was executed by a missile launched by Iranian forces or from a site of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

Conflicting Narratives on Social Media

An American official noted that the claim holding Iran responsible for the attack spread widely on social media, pointing out that some accounts supporting the return of the monarchy in the country contributed to promoting this narrative.
In this context, the U.S. Central Command reported that it is conducting an investigation into the incident, considering that making detailed comments about the incident at this time is "inappropriate" until the results are clear.

Iranian Accusations Against Washington and Tel Aviv

For its part, Iranian authorities announced that a U.S.-Israeli airstrike targeted a girls' elementary school in Minab on February 28, confirming that the attack resulted in the deaths of 165 people, mostly students, along with parents and teachers, while about 95 others were injured.