Pentagon is not investigating reports of strikes on Iranian schools and hospitals

• Admiral Brad Cooper of U.S. Central Command stated the military cannot corroborate reports from The New York Times alleging the destruction of 22 Iranian schools and 17 healthcare facilities by U.S. airstrikes.
• Cooper admitted the military has not investigated these public claims, despite Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's questioning about the lack of inquiry into such serious allegations.
• A preliminary internal investigation linked U.S. forces to a lethal strike on an Iranian girls' school, which Iran's ambassador to the UN claims killed 150 children.
• The Pentagon significantly reduced the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response office, raising concerns about the military's ability to prevent and investigate civilian casualties.
• Senator Mark Kelly urged Admiral Cooper to restaff the Civilian Harm office, a suggestion Cooper dismissed as "hypothetical" pending further investigation results.

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Defense Department not investigating reports of US bombing schools and hospitals in Iran, military chief says