Trump: US-made missile reportedly used in Iran school strike could’ve been fired by another country

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

US President Donald Trump speaks during the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 9, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 9, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)

US President Donald Trump is pressed during a press conference on new findings indicating that the strike on an Iranian elementary school that reportedly killed over 150 people was carried out by an American-made Tomahawk missile.

Trump says he’s not familiar with this development but claims the US sells Tomahawk missiles to other countries, apparently suggesting that it could have been Israel behind the strike — something that initial reporting has not suggested.

He also suggests Iran could have gotten its hands on a Tomahawk missile and launched it at the school.

When pressed further on his basis for that claim, Trump responds, “I just don’t know enough about it.

“It’s something that I was told is under investigation… whatever the report shows, I’m willing to live with that,” he adds.

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