Washington, March 9 (NationPress) A recently emerged video seemingly depicts a US Tomahawk cruise missile hitting an Iranian military site adjacent to an elementary school in the southern region of Minab. This revelation raises further doubts about conflicting narratives surrounding a tragic attack that allegedly resulted in numerous civilian fatalities, including children.

The footage, initially released by Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency and subsequently analyzed by investigative experts and reported on by global media outlets such as The New York Times and CNN, illustrates a missile impacting a structure at a naval base controlled by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) near the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school.

This strike took place on February 28 amid a series of assaults in southern Iran, as tensions escalated across the area.

As reported by The New York Times, the video captures a Tomahawk cruise missile impacting a facility described as a medical clinic within the IRGC base. After the strike, clouds of smoke and debris can be seen erupting from the structure.

Satellite images and additional footage indicate that the nearby school building also suffered significant damage during the attack.

Analysis conducted by The New York Times suggests that evidence compiled from the video, satellite imagery, and other corroborated footage indicates that the strike on the naval base coincided with the incident that caused damage to the elementary school, where 175 individuals, many of whom were children, were reported killed.

The video was captured from a construction site across from the base, revealing a dirt path through a grassy area and debris visible in satellite images taken post-strike—details that investigators stated helped verify the location.

The investigative organization Bellingcat, which analyzed the footage and pinpointed the strike location, confirmed that the projectile depicted in the video closely resembles a Tomahawk cruise missile.

Experts referenced in reporting by The New York Times have also identified the weapon as a Tomahawk missile, a system exclusively utilized by the United States military.

According to investigators, the United States is the sole party involved in the conflict known to possess Tomahawk missiles.

When questioned about whether the United States had targeted the school, US President Donald Trump denied the accusation the previous day.

"No. In my view, and based on what I’ve seen, that was executed by Iran," Trump stated. "They are notoriously imprecise with their munitions."

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated that the Pentagon was reviewing the incident while defending US actions.

He noted that the Pentagon was conducting an investigation but asserted that "the only side that deliberately targets civilians is Iran."

US military officials acknowledged that American forces were conducting strikes in southern Iran during the initial phase of the conflict.

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated that US forces were active along Iran’s southern coast during the early hours of the campaign.

"Along the southern axis, the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group has maintained pressure from the sea along the southeastern coast and has been diminishing naval capabilities throughout the strait," he remarked.

He also informed reporters that "the first missiles launched at sea were Tomahawks released by the United States Navy."

Tomahawk cruise missiles are long-range precision weapons capable of traveling approximately 1,000 miles and are programmed with a specific flight trajectory before launch. These missiles typically carry warheads with explosive power equivalent to about 300 pounds of TNT, as per US military specifications.

The strike near Minab occurred amid an escalating conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel. The town is situated near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which a significant portion of the world’s oil shipments are transported.