Iran has congratulated White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on the birth of her daughter. In the post, it also criticised the United States for the February 28 strike on a school inMinabthat killed more than 150 people, many of them children.
Leavitt on Thursday had announced the birth of her second child, a girl named Viviana. "On May 1st, Viviana aka “Vivi” joined our family, and our hearts instantly exploded with love. She is perfect and healthy, and her big brother is joyfully adjusting to life with his new baby sister. We are enjoying every moment in our blissful newborn bubble," Leavitt posted on X (formerly Twitter).
"Thank you to everyone who reached out with prayers during my pregnancy - I truly felt them throughout the entire experience. God is Good," she added.
Replying to the post, Iran's embassy in Armenia congratulated Leavitt on the birth of her daughter but also criticised her over the Minab school strike.
"Congratulations to you. Children are innocent and lovable. Those 168 children that your boss killed in the school in Minab, and you justified, were also children. When you kiss your baby, think of the mothers of those children," the embassy wrote on X.
At the time of filing this report, Leavitt had not responded to the post.
According to Iran's state media, 73 boys and 47 girls were killed in the stike on an Iranian school in Minab. Twenty-six teachers, seven parents, a school bus driver, and a pharmacy technician at the clinic next to the school were also killed, IRIB said in a Telegram post, news agency AFP reported.
A US Tomahawk cruise missile hit the elementary school due to a targeting mistake, according to the preliminary findings of a US military investigation The New York Times had reported.
US President Donald Trump initially suggested that Iran itself may have been responsible, despite Iran not having Tomahawk missiles. Meanwhile, Leavitt said that the US does not target civilians.
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