Key facts
- Democratic senators are demanding the release of findings from a U.S. military investigation into a strike on a girls' school in Iran.
- The strike, which occurred on February 28, reportedly killed over 175 children and teachers.
- An initial internal investigation suggested U.S. forces were likely responsible for the incident.
- The Pentagon stated the investigation is ongoing and provided no updates.
- President Donald Trump has cast doubt on whether the U.S. military will know what happened, questioning if it was their missile.
- Lawmakers are requesting an unclassified report and a plan to prevent future civilian casualties.
Democratic senators, led by Kirsten Gillibrand, have urged the Trump administration to publicly disclose the findings of a U.S. military investigation into a strike on a girls' school in Iran that occurred on February 28, the opening day of the war with Iran. The senators requested the findings be released within a week, along with a plan to prevent future occurrences.
An initial internal U.S. military investigation, reported by Reuters, indicated that U.S. forces were likely responsible for the fatal strike in Minab, which Iranian officials claim killed over 175 children and teachers. This would make it the largest civilian casualty incident for the U.S. military since 1991. The lawmakers emphasized the military's legal and moral obligation to prevent civilian harm and provide a clear accounting when such incidents occur.
A Pentagon official stated that the investigation is ongoing and no updates are available. President Donald Trump, however, has expressed skepticism about the U.S. military's ability to determine what happened, suggesting it might not have been a U.S. missile. Sources familiar with the matter have reported that U.S. officials may have used outdated intelligence for targeting packages. Admiral Brad Cooper, head of Central Command, described the investigation as complex due to the school's location near an active Iranian cruise missile base.