India, June 17 -- The US missile strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed 168 school children was "a mistake," Donald Trump has said. The February incident was not intentional and should be viewed in the larger context of war, the US President told reporters at the G7 summit in France.

The US and Israel bombed Iran collectively on February 28 and assassinated their Supreme leader and other top officials. The same day, a US Tomahawk missile also struck a primary school in Iran.

"Nobody did that on purpose," Trump said on Wednesday. He added that the situation was "under investigation." "What about the thousands of soldiers they blew up? Mistakes are made. War is nasty," he added.

Earlier, Iranian media shared a video showing a...