‘Have You Investigated Those Claims’ of Civilians Killed by US in Iran? CENTCOM Chief: ‘We Have Not’

‘Have You Investigated Those Claims’ of Civilians Killed by US in Iran? CENTCOM Chief: ‘We Have Not’

While claiming that the subject of civilian casualties is his “passion” before US lawmakers during a US Senate hearing on Thursday, the head of US Central Command was asked directly if he and his team had investigated a litany of reports about civilians being killed or maimed by US bombs…

Despite Repeated Bombings, CENTCOM Head Denies US Targeted Schools in Iran

On Thursday, the head of CENTCOM denied reports of U.S. attacks damaging civilian sites in Iran — despite evidence that the U.S. has repeatedly bombed Iranian schools and health care facilities. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Admiral Brad Cooper, the standing commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) — which is responsible for U.S. military operations in the… Source

Commander Plays Down Civilian Deaths in Iran

A senior US commander told senators Thursday he's aware of only one possible civilian casualty incident among the more than 13,600 American airstrikes in Iran, prompting sharp pushback from lawmakers and human rights researchers. Adm. Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command and leader of operations in the region,...

A top U.S. commander dismisses reports of civilian deaths in Iran

Senators greeted the admiral's claim with deep skepticism, and a human rights group called it “ridiculous.”

Pentagon not investigating reports of US bombs on Iranian schools and hospitals

Central Command Admiral Brad Cooper dismisses in-depth reporting on the alleged scale of destruction from US airstrikes

'Have You Investigated Those Claims' of Civilians Killed by US in Iran? CENTCOM Chief: 'We Have Not'

With more than 1,700 civilians, including hundreds of children, reportedly killed during US-Israeli bombarding of Iran, one advocacy group said that "more pressure and oversight on these war crimes is urgently needed."