US EditionSenate Democrat Links Budget Cuts to Iran School Bombing
A U.S. missile strike on a girls' school in southern Iran killed over 175 people, with outdated Defense Intelligence Agency data cited as the likely cause, officials said.
- On February 28, a likely U.S. missile strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab during school hours on Saturday, killing more than 175 people.
- CENTCOM relied on target coordinates reportedly drawn from outdated Defense Intelligence Agency data, while U.S. forces said they were targeting Iranian naval assets near IRGC naval brigade barracks.
- On-Site reporting found a large crater and munition evidence consistent with an aerial strike, while photos of mothers and families of victims at a mass funeral last week showed public grief.
- The U.S. military opened an investigation, and two people briefed on preliminary findings said outdated intelligence likely led to the strike; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand pressed commanders amid rising political pressure as President Donald Trump accepted the Pentagon's inquiry.
- Reporting highlights that the incident renewed scrutiny of U.S. civilian casualties, recalling that President Barack Obama authorized over 500 drone strikes with around 3,800 killed, including 324 civilians, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.
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UNICEF warns child casualties are becoming catastrophic as evidence grows in Iran school bombing
More than 1,100 children have been killed or wounded across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched war on Iran while investigations point to outdated intelligence behind the Minab school strike.
Democrats urge Trump to fire Hegseth over civilian deaths in Iran strikes
Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Elizabeth Warren emphasized in particular the apparent U.S. strike on an elementary school. 'He has no idea what he's doing in this war in Iran, and now an American missile hit an Iranian school, killing about 150 innocent school kids,' said Van Hollen
Senate Democrat links budget cuts to Iran school bombing
Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), who served on the National Security Council during the Obama administration, said the missile strike on an elementary school in Iran may have been the result of Trump administration budget cuts. Kim told CNN in an interview Thursday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cut funding and staff at the Civilian…
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The Straits TimesHegseth says US military has designated officer to complete probe on Iran school strike
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The United States has designated an officer outside of U.S. Central Command to complete an investigation on a strike on an Iranian school, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday."I can report that CENTCOM has designated an investigating officer to complete a command investigation," Hegseth told a press briefing.Reuters first reported last week that an ongoing, internal U.S. military investigation show…
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