US probe into strike on Iran girls' school near conclusion, US admiral says
Brad Cooper said the investigation is complex because the school sat on an active IRGC cruise missile base and results are nearing release.
- On Tuesday, Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command , testified that the investigation into the school strike in Iran remains complex because the site is located on an active Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cruise missile base.
- The February 28 strike in Minab killed 155 people, including 73 boys and 47 girls; reports from Reuters, CNN, and the New York Times suggest a U.S. Tomahawk missile caused the tragedy, though the Pentagon has not accepted responsibility.
- House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith pressed Cooper on the delay, stating, "It's really pretty clear what happened there. But 80 days on, we have not taken responsibility for that attack."
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei rejected Cooper's characterization as a "baseless fabrication," asserting that striking an educational institution constitutes a "grave violation of international humanitarian law" and a war crime.
- Cooper alleged that Iran has intentionally struck civilian areas throughout the Middle East over a thousand times since February, killing at least 300 civilians, and promised to release investigation findings once the probe concludes.
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