US Senate Democrats demand investigation into airstrike on Iranian girls’ school
RNE Network.
Nearly every U.S. Senate Democrat signed a letter sent to U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday requesting a swift investigation into airstrikes on a girls’ school in Iran that killed scores of children.
U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for the strike on the school on February 28, as U.S. and Israeli forces launched attacks on Iran.
The correspondence was signed by every member of the Senate Democratic caucus except John Fetterman of Pennsylvania. A Fetterman spokesperson said via email that the senator backs an investigation, stating that whether the senator is on a letter or not, he fully stands behind a comprehensive investigation into the tragedy.
The Department of Defence did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter. Hegseth has vowed to restore a “warrior ethos” to the U.S. military and referred to rules of engagement, directives typically given to military forces during a conflict, as “stupid” in a recent press conference.
Iran’s U.N. ambassador said on Tuesday that the U.S.-Israeli strikes had killed more than 1,300 civilians.
No Republicans signed the letter. Members of President Donald Trump’s party, who hold a 53-seat majority in the Senate, have almost unanimously backed his strategy on Iran, with only a handful expressing doubt about any aspect of the war.
