WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday cast doubt on United States (US) involvement in the missile strike on an Iranian school “because missiles were flying all over the place” on the first day of the Middle East war.

The attack killed 73 boys, 47 girls, 26 teachers, seven parents, a school bus driver, and another adult in the southern city of Minab on February 28, according to Iranian state media.

“It’s horrible what happened, but there were missiles flying all over the place, and somebody said it was our missile, well, maybe it wasn’t our missile. But I’ve seen nothing to lead me to believe it was,” Trump told reporters at the White House.