By Aaron Blake, CNN
Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
Analysis: On Saturday (US time), President Donald Trump claimed it was Tehran that struck an Iranian elementary school early in the war, killing scores of children.
On Monday, he admitted he basically had no idea what he was talking about when he said that, then went on to suggest other countries, including Iran, use Tomahawk missiles, the type of munition that appears to have hit the school. Iran does not have Tomahawks.
When pressed at a news conference why nobody else in his administration was making the same claim about Iran being responsible (and instead pointing to an investigation), Trump said,"Because I just don't know enough about it."
He added that he would
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