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A damaged school building in Minab, Hormozgan province, Iran, on March 5. — A damaged school building in Minab, Hormozgan province, Iran, on March 5.
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By María Paula Mijares Torres

March 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM UTC

President Donald Trump said that Iran is responsible for the bombing of an all-girls school that killed about 180 people during the first day of the US-Israeli strikes.

“Based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran,” Trump told reporters Saturday as he returned to Florida after attending the “dignified transfer” of six fallen US soldiers servicemembers.