Claim: The Iranian regime has confessed that the bombing was a mistake
0%Based on my investigation, this claim is false.
Verification Analysis:
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Iran has NOT confessed responsibility for the school bombing12. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, explicitly blamed the U.S. and Israel for the February 28, 2026 strike on a girls' school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, calling it "an egregious, unwarranted act of aggression" and "a blatant crime"12.
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The "confession" originated from a non-official source32. Social media posts claiming Iran confessed cited a Telegram channel called "Radio Gilan," which is a pro-monarchy/opposition channel, NOT an official Iranian government or state media outlet23. The claim that "the IRGC announced this was an inadvertent mistake" was based on this unverified Telegram post2.
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The claim has been fact-checked and rated FALSE12. PolitiFact rated claims that the Iranian regime confessed to IRGC bombing the school as "False"2. WRAL News also investigated and confirmed there was no evidence Iran's government had taken responsibility for the strike1.
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Investigative journalism confirms U.S./Israeli responsibility43. Multiple sources, including a Guardian investigation, have verified that American forces struck the school during "Operation Epic Fury" on February 28, 2026, killing approximately 175-180 people, mostly girls ages 7-124. An open-source investigation by journalist Nilo Tabrizy confirmed the claim that Iran took responsibility was debunked3.
The claim appears to be misinformation that spread widely on social media (one X post garnered 5.6 million views) but has no basis in verified reporting from Iranian officials12.
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