Video verified by multiple news outlets bolsters the evidence that the U.S. was likely behind the deadly strike that hit an Iranian school on Feb. 28.

The short clip posted online by Iran's Mehr News Agency appears to show a Tomahawk cruise missile, landing near the elementary school, The Washington Post noted, citing eight munitions experts. The U.S. is the only participant in the war known to have the munition in its possession, the outlets said.

The strike prompted a big cloud of black smoke, the video shows.

Trump has previously denied U.S. involvement in the attack that killed 175 people, most of them children, according to local officials.

"No, in my opinion, based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran," Trump claimed Saturday, without citing any evidence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei on his appointment as Iran's new supreme leader following his father Ali Khamenei's killing, according to the Kremlin.

"At a time when Iran is confronting armed aggression, your tenure in this high position undoubtedly requires great courage and dedication," Putin wrote, according to a translation provided by CNN. "We are confident that you will honorably uphold your father’s legacy and unite the Iranian people in the face of severe trials."

Russia, an ally of Iran, has previously criticized the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran and condemned Ali Khamenei's killing. But Putin has also been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the ongoing conflict.

Global players’ union FIFPRO said on Monday there were serious concerns for the welfare of the Iranian women’s soccer team, as they prepared to return home after being labelled “wartime traitors” for refusing to sing their national anthem before an Asian Cup match.

The Iranians’ campaign in the Australian-hosted tournament started last weekend just as the U.S. and Israel launched air strikes on Iran, killing the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth didn't rule out the possibility of deploying U.S. troops on the ground in Iran, saying that "we're willing to go as far as we need to in order to be successful."

"President [Donald] Trump knows, I know, you don't tell the enemy, you don't tell the press, you don't tell anybody what-- what your limits would be on an operation. We're willing to go as far as we need to in order to be successful," he told CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview broadcast Sunday.

While Hegseth said there are no U.S. forces in Iran at the moment, the U.S. reserves the right to change course.

"We would be completely unwise if we did not reserve the right to take any particular option, whether it included boots on the ground or no boots on the ground," he said.

Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, on Monday warned that policymakers should prepare for the “unthinkable” amid the disruption prompted by the war in Iran.

“If the new conflict proves prolonged, it has clear and obvious potential to affect market sentiment, growth, and inflation, placing new demands on policymakers,” she said.

Georgieva explained that if we record a 10% rise in oil prices through most of this year, that could result in a 40-basis-point increase in global inflation.

But even if the conflict were to end soon, Georgieva said "some new shock will follow."

"My advice to policymakers everywhere in this new global environment? Think of the unthinkable and prepare for it," she added.

"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert took a shot at his corporate bosses as he was honored at the Writers Guild Awards in New York on Sunday.

Colbert was given the Walter Bernstein Award, which the WGA said is for a member who has "demonstrated with creativity, grace and bravery a willingness to confront social injustice in the face of adversity."

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The U.S. military on Sunday conducted another lethal strike on an alleged drug boat, killing six people.

“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” U.S. Southern Command claimed in a post on X.

Such strikes have killed more than 140 people since the Trump administration began deploying them against alleged drug traffickers last fall.

On March 8, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known… pic.twitter.com/hIXMDeDKK5

Travelers in multiple cities faced long lines this weekend as a partial government shutdown led to staff shortages at some airports.

“Due to impacts from the federal government’s partial shutdown, there is a shortage of TSA workers at the security checkpoint … which is causing longer-than-average lines. Passengers are advised to arrive at least 3 hours before their scheduled departure to allow plenty of time to undergo security screening,” Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport wrote in a post on X.

Houston's William P. Hobby Airport and Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport also warned travelers of lengthy waits.

Since mid-February, Democrats have opposed funding the Department of Homeland Security until more policies can be put in place to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement. TSA is one of the agencies affected by the impasse, which has forced some employees to work without regular paychecks or call out sick.

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A series of strikes on Iranian fuel depots has become a point of contention between the U.S. and Israel, according to Axios.

The publication -- citing a U.S. official, an Israeli official and a source with knowledge -- reported that the U.S. had raised concerns about the scope of the strikes Israel conducted on 30 fuel depots this past weekend. The U.S. was worried that such attacks on infrastructure could inspire backing for the regime and spur higher oil prices.

The Israeli military argued that these attacks help to undercut the Iranian military, which it said uses the depots to supply fuel to its armed forces.

Although the U.S. was notified about the strikes beforehand, American officials were reportedly taken aback by how extensive they were. On Sunday, the city of Tehran was blanketed in smoke and black rain after the Israeli attacks on multiple fuel facilities.

"We don't think it was a good idea," a senior U.S. official reportedly said about the breadth of the attacks.

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