President Donald Trump has declined to say the U.S. hit an elementary school in Iran that killed a reported 175 people, many of them children. But if the strike was by a Tomahawk missile, as evidence suggests, then no other military fighting in the region has them.
This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner firing a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 1, 2026. The only countries that have Tomahawks besides the U.
S. are Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Netherlands. Neither Iran nor Israel, nor any country other than the U.S. that is engaged in fighting in Iran, is known to have Tomahawks.Speaking at a press conference on the 10th day of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump evaded questions about whether the United States was at fault for a deadly Feb. 28 attack on an Iranian girls’ school.Iranian media reported the air assault killed 175 people at the school, many of them children. Trump twice declined to say that the U.S. had hit the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school, which was located near an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps facility. He instead raised the possibility that a Tomahawk could have been fired by another country, including Iran. Here’s the:"There's footage that shows that an American missile strike and a Tomahawk missile likely destroyed that Iranian girls' school. So … will the U.S. accept any responsibility for that strike?":"Well, I haven't seen it, and I will say that the Tomahawk, which is one of the most powerful weapons around is … sold and used by other countries. You know that. And whether it's Iran, also has some Tomahawks. They wish they had more. But whether it's Iran or somebody else, the fact that a Tomahawk — a Tomahawk is very generic. It's sold to other countries. But that's being investigated right now.":"Mr. President, you just suggested that Iran somehow got its hands on a Tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school on the first day of the war. But you're the only person in your government saying this. Even your Defense secretary wouldn't say that when he was asked standing over your shoulder on your plane on Saturday. Why are you the only person saying this?":"Because I just don't know enough about it. I think it's something that I was told is under investigation, but Tomahawks are used by others, as you know. Numerous other nations have Tomahawks — they buy them from us. But … whatever the report shows, I'm willing to live with that report." Although a few countries other than the U.S. have Tomahawks, none of them is engaged in fighting Iran. Tomahawk cruise missiles are"The only other countries using Tomahawks are Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Netherlands," said Mark F. Cancian, a senior adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a national security-focused think tank."Iran has none, though it has lots of missiles of different kinds." Jeffrey Lewis, the director of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies’ East Asia nonproliferation program, agreed.told CNN New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.In a March 10 floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., criticized Trump’s assertion."Iran doesn't have Tomahawk missiles, Donald Trump," Schumer said."The claim is beyond asinine."the U.S."ought to get to the bottom of it for sure. And admit if we know whose fault it is and do everything we can to eliminate those mistakes going forward." Officially, the incident remains under Pentagon investigation, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said when asked on Air Force One about the strikeVideo released by the U.S. Central Command showed several Tomahawks being launched from Navy ships on Feb. 28, the day the school and nearby targets were hit.Asked about evidence showing a Tomahawk missile hit an Iranian elementary school, Trump said Iran"also has some Tomahawks." Experts told PolitiFact that the only countries that have Tomahawks besides the U.S. are Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Netherlands. Neither Iran nor Israel nor any combatant at that stage of the war is known to have Tomahawks, either, and the White House did not provide evidence to back up Trump’s statement. Email interview with Mark F. Cancian, senior adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, March 9, 2026 Email interview with Jeffrey Lewis, director of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies’ East Asia nonproliferation program, March 9, 2026“There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.”“You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.” Credit card companies would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t cap interest rates at 10% by Jan. 20. Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between Biden and me.” El Presidente de El Salvador Nayib Bukele dijo, “con las guerras que ha empezado Donald Trump les pido a todos los inmigrantes en Estados Unidos que piensen en salir de ese país”.
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