The United States again refrained from taking full responsibility for\nthe deadly attack on a school in Iran that killed 155 people on the\nfirst day of the war. CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper told a\ncongressional oversight panel on Tuesday, 19 May, that the school was\nlocated in a sensitive military area. \u2018The school itself sits on an\nactive IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) cruise missile base,\u2019\nCooper said. According to him, this makes the investigation far more\ncomplex than a typical airstrike.<\/p>\n
The tragedy in the southern Iranian city of Minab on 28 February\nclaimed the lives of 73 boys, 47 girls, 26 teachers, seven parents, a\nschool bus driver, and one other adult. To date, Washington has\nconsistently refused to acknowledge direct involvement, even as domestic\nand international pressure mounts.<\/p>\n
Cooper\u2019s statement drew a strong reaction from committee members.\nAdam Smith, a senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee,\ncriticised the military\u2019s slow acknowledgement. \u2018In the past, when we\nhave made this kind of mistake, we owned up to it quickly, even if\nfurther investigation was required,\u2019 Smith said.<\/p>\n
When Cooper promised to share the results of the investigation when\nit is complete, Smith retorted, \u2018So the answer is \u2019no\u2019. We will not be\naccountable for something that is very clearly our doing.\u2019<\/p>\n
Earlier reports from leading outlets such as The New York Times said\nthe school was struck by an American Tomahawk cruise missile, a weapon\nnot in Iran\u2019s military inventory. CNN also reported similar findings\npointing to U.S. responsibility.<\/p>\n
On the politics side, U.S. President Donald Trump initially floated\nthe claim that Iran might be behind the attack itself due to their\nammunition\u2019s alleged inaccuracy. Meanwhile, Democrats in the House have\nintroduced impeachment proceedings against Defence Secretary Pete\nHegseth as a consequence of the incident, although the move is viewed as\nsymbolic given Republican control of the parliament.<\/p>\n
Separately, Israel has consistently denied any involvement in the\nattack. U.S. military officials continued to insist that their policy\nnever targets civilians, although casualty data from Minab show a\ncontrasting reality on the ground.<\/p>\n
Recent investigations revealed the specifications of the American\nTomahawk missile that killed 175 people at Shajarah Tayyebeh School in\nIran. Read the technical details and the causes of the fatal error.<\/p>\n
The U.S. military\u2019s internal divisions deepened after soldiers\nrefused to deploy to Iran following the Minab school tragedy. Draft\nissues came to the fore amid large-scale mobilisation.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi condemned the UN\nSecretary-General for being more concerned about the global economy than\ncivilian massacres, including 175 children in Minab.<\/p>\n
Kazemi said the attack had killed and wounded students and teachers\nin several provinces, including Minab, Fars, Ilam, East Azerbaijan,\nTehran and Qazvin.<\/p>\n
U.S. forces reportedly fired on two civilian ships on the Oman\u2013Iran\nroute, killing five people, amid tensions in the Project Freedom\noperation in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
The move was described as an effort to break the negotiations\ndeadlock or to apply final pressure on Iran before the conflict\nends.<\/p>\n
CENTCOM called for hypersonic Dark Eagle missiles to reach Iran\u2019s\nlaunch systems. This followed the failure of peace talks.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, 21 April, condemned the seizure\nof an Iranian-flagged cargo ship by U.S. forces. CENTCOM successfully\nintercepted the Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile,\nU.S. stock markets rose to record highs amid hopes of peace.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-avoids-responsibility-for-school-attack-in-iran-1779546012", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }