US Edition‘Appalling and Unacceptable’: Schatz, 5 Other US Senators Condemn Apparent Strike on Iranian Girls’ School
Six US senators demand a full Pentagon probe into the strike that killed at least 170 civilians, amid concerns over loosened rules of engagement and use of US weapons.
- Late on Sunday, U.S. Senators including Brian Schatz called for a Pentagon investigation of the Feb. 28 Minab school strike that killed at least 170.
- Policy changes under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been linked by senators to loosening rules of engagement and the use of Tomahawk missiles in strikes, as footage suggests the site was likely hit by such a weapon.
- CNN and outlets reported that the February 28th Minab school strike killed at least 175 people, mostly schoolchildren, with Iran's Deputy Health Minister stating U.S. and Israeli attacks have killed 1,255 civilians since the war began.
- On Wednesday, Hegseth said the Pentagon is investigating the strike and emphasized that civilian targets are never intentionally hit, while UN experts condemned it as a grave assault on children.
- With reporters barred from the scene, analysts turned to satellite imagery as independent reporters lacked access, forcing newsrooms to reconstruct events using satellite imagery, video clips, and official statements.
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Democrats demand probe into attack on Iran school as Trump says he 'doesn't know enough about it'
In a joint statement issued last weekend, six lawmakers said they were “horrified” by the bombing of the elementary school in the city of Minab during the opening US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28
US Democratic senators in a written statement today called on the Pentagon to conduct an impartial investigation into the attack on a girls' school in Iran that Iran says killed more than 170 people, mostly girls, on February 28. US President Donald Trump blamed Iran for the attack on Saturday.
In the US, opposition democrats have demanded an independent investigation into the destruction of an Iranian girls' school with many deaths.
Iranian authorities have announced that more than 150 children were killed when the school in Minab was bombed.
Reconstructing Minab: How Media "Verified" the Iran School Strike Without Independent Access
Key Takeaways Reports that dozens of schoolgirls had been killed in a strike in Minab spread globally before independent journalists had access to the scene. In the absence of ground reporting, major outlets turned to satellite imagery, cross referenced video clips, and official statements to reconstruct the event. The Minab case highlights a growing challenge in conflict reporting: when access is restricted, journalism increasingly relies on i…
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