A preliminary military investigation has determined that the United States was responsible for a missile strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed 175 people, most of them children.

Donald Trump had previously blamed the Iranian regime for bombing a school filled with young girls with an American Tomahawk missile on February 28 during the first day of ‘Operation Epic Fury.’

The ongoing investigation determined that US forces made the mistake while launching strikes on a nearby Iranian military base, which the school building was once part of.

Officers at US Central Command decided to strike the school using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, one of the premier US intelligence agencies.

The deadly operation on Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school which was full of children is considered one of the most devastating US military errors in decades.

US officials familiar with the investigation’s findings told the New York Times that questions remain about why the outdated intelligence was not double-checked by officers.

Trump said as recently as Monday that the Iranian regime was responsible for bombing its own school, claiming ‘they’re very inaccurate with their munitions, they have no accuracy whatsoever.’ When asked about the findings on Wednesday Trump replied, ‘I don’t know about it.’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, offered no condolences in response to the military’s findings that the US killed schoolchildren: ‘As The New York Times acknowledges in its own reporting, the investigation is still ongoing.’

The bombing killed 175 people, mostly children, on February 28. People are seen at the site after the strike

Dramatic images released after the attack showed numerous graves dug up so the victims could be laid to rest

Trump that the Iranian regime was responsible for bombing its own school

The Iranian school is located on the same block as building used by the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in the town of Minab. 

At one point the school was connected to the base, but at some undetermined time became a separate facility as a school for young children.

Prior satellite imagery shows that the school building had been fenced from the regime’s military base between 2013-2016. 

Satellite photos also reportedly showed play areas for children had been built, including a sports field, and that the walls were painted blue and pink.

The Defense Intelligence Agency labeled the school as a military target when it provided data to Central Command headquarters.

Watchtowers for military guards that once stood near the school were removed as well at an unknown date.

The findings come as a vast majority of America, including some of Trump’s own supporters, have begun turning against the President’s war with Iran.

A new Daily Mail/J.L. Partners poll puts Trump’s approval at 44 percent, down four points since last month and the lowest recorded in Daily Mail tracking to date.

A smoke cloud erupts from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on March 9

US missiles reportedly struck the living quarters of Iran’s supreme leader

Only 24 percent of voters believe killing Iran’s Supreme Leader will make Americans safer. Moreover, 55 percent claim the risk of terror attacks on US soil has increased because of American strikes on Iran.

When asked for the main reason their view had worsened on Trump, 59 percent cited the war with Iran.

Seven US service members have been killed after Donald Trump launched strikes against Iran on February 28.

The human toll comes amid mounting concerns over the financial cost, the Pentagon having burned through $5.6 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of the war.

Gas prices have rocketed to an average of $3.6 per gallon from $2.9 before the war began, as oil prices hit levels not seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Trump said earlier this week that he was hoping for a swift end to the war following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

Trump told reporters US forces are ‘very far ahead of schedule’, claiming Iran’s military has effectively been destroyed.