U.S. Central Command Says School Hit in Iran Was on Active Missile Base

U.S. military commander told Congress on Tuesday that an investigation into a February 28 strike on a school in southern Iran remains ongoing because the building was located on an active missile base. U.S. Central Command, testified before the House Armed Services Committee that the school in Minab sat on an IRGC cruise missile base.

He said the location made the probe more complex than a typical strike.

Iranian state media reported that the attack killed 73 boys, 47 girls, 26 teachers, seven parents, a school bus driver, and one other adult, for a total of 155 deaths.

Smith, the committee's ranking Democrat, asked why the United States had not yet accepted responsibility. Cooper said results would be released once the investigation concludes. Smith replied that the response amounted to a refusal to acknowledge an action the United States had clearly taken. U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile.