Iran Targets White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt After Baby's Birth

Leavitt Announces Birth Of Daughter

On Thursday, the White House Press Secretary announced the arrival of her child, a daughter named Viviana and posted a photo of her cradling the baby daughter to her breast in a nursery and thanking people who sent her prayers throughout her pregnancy.

Leavitt said, “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," she added on social media platform X.

Iran Links Baby Post To Minab Tragedy

Iran congratulated Leavitt on the birth of her daughter and criticized her on the school bombing in Minab claiming that the children killed there were no different from her daughter.

The Iranian Embassy in Armenia said, " 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" on X.

Minab School Strike Claimed Many Lives

73 boys and 47 girls died in the air raid on an elementary school in Minab on 28 February. The bombing was carried out as the USA and Israel launched attacks on targets across Iran. Retaliating against this, Tehran launched air strikes against targets in Israel and countries in the Gulf.

In addition to the children killed there were 26 teachers, 7 parents, a school bus driver and a pharmacy worker at the clinic beside the school.

Leavitt Earlier Defended US Military Actions

Last month before taking her maternity leave Leavitt, as White House Press Secretary, was one of the key faces that relentlessly pushed the war policy of the Trump administration. In March in response to a question from the press regarding the US role in the bombing of the Minab school bombing stated that the US was not targeting civilians.

"While the Department of War is currently investigating this matter, the Iranian regime targets civilians and children, not the United States of America," Leavitt had said.