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That was reported by the NYTimes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/world/middleeast/desalination-plants-iran-bahrain.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RlA.sdsd.SEzX_Llz6Lex&smid=url-share

While I don't know that I completely trust anything Hegseth's DoD has to say, with an explicit denial, the Iranian claim that the U.S. was responsible is clearly in doubt.

WRT destruction of the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school is in Minab, it is absurd for U.S. officials to keep denying responsibility given the proximity of an IRGC naval forces compound in Minab.

This article reports:

The United States acknowledges targeting the IRGC naval forces base in Minab on 2/28/2026. The U.S. is operating warships in the Arabian Sea, including the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, within range of the school and IRGC naval forces compound.

Israel, which has denied conducting the strike, has focused on areas of Iran closer to Israel and hasn’t reported any strikes south of Isfahan, 800 kilometers (500 miles) away.

The NYTimes article (link below) compares a satellite image of Minab taken 5/14/2024 with an image taken 3/4/2026. It is clear that structures in the compound AND the school were destroyed.

See the NYTimes before and after images in this article (gift link):

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/world/middleeast/iran-school-us-strikes-naval-base.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RlA.2EcF.5qU_8h7jZBgA&smid=url-share