The deadly bombing of an Iranian school on the first day of the Middle East war was a "calculated" assault by the United States, Iran's foreign minister said Friday. President Donald Trump intially suggested that Iran itself may have been responsible -- despite Iran not having Tomahawk missiles. The strike, he said, "was a war crime and a crime against humanity, one that demands unequivocal condemnation by all and unambiguous accountability for the culprits". "This atrocity cannot be justified, cannot be concealed, and must not be met with silence and indifference," the minister said. "The United States' contradictory remarks aimed at justifying their crime could not, in any manner, elude their responsibility," he said.

Source: The Standard March 27, 2026 21:29 UTC