Iran says Al‑Dhafra strike is ‘payback’ for deadly Minab school bombing | IRGC

Iran’s military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari alleged that U.S. forces at Al‑Dhafra Air Base in the UAE were hit with “precision weapons” in direct retaliation for the Minab girls’ school bombing, where over 150 people, mostly children, were reportedly killed. He links the base to what he calls “the Americans’ crime” in Minab, framing Iran’s latest waves of Operation True Promise 4 as payback for the attack. In Washington, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded cautiously, saying only that the Pentagon is “investigating” and insisting American forces “never target civilian targets.” Satellite images of the shattered school, fresh footage of missile launches, and fresh blasts from Dubai to the Gulf underscore a rapidly widening regional war, as both Tehran and Washington harden their narratives over who bears responsibility for the Minab bloodshed. Watch for more