A New York Times analysis shows missile fragments purportedly from the site of the bombing of a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, on February 28 resemble the markings of a U.S.-made cruise missile. It adds to the mounting evidence that U.S. forces struck the girls’ school. It comes as Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed the Trump administration’s claims that Iran was planning a preemptive strike against the U.S. as “a sheer and utter lie.” On X, Araghchi wrote, “The sole purpose of that lie is to justify Operation Epic Mistake, a misadventure engineered by Israel and paid for by ordinary Americans.” This is Iran’s Ambassador to the U.N. Amir-Saeid Iravani.

Amir-Saeid Iravani: “Their intention is clear: to terrorize civilians, massacre innocent people and cause maximum destruction and suffering. The world is witnessing how a rogue and irresponsible state, together with an illegitimate regime, is targeting the Iranian schools, hospitals, residential building, infrastructure, sports hall and relief facilities. These attacks have already claimed the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians, including women and children.”