US Missile Strike Kills 168 in Iran, Pentagon Silent

0:00It's April 29, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Global News Today World News powered by AI. A missile strike hit a primary school in Minab, Iran, on February 28, killing 168 people, including around 100. 10 children, according to Iranian reports. This happened at the start of the U.S.-Israeli conflict there. Two months later, the Pentagon has only said the incident is under investigation, with no details released. Former U.S. officials, including top military lawyers, are calling up the Pentagon for this unusual silence. Verified video shows a U.S. Tomahawk missile hitting an Iranian revolutionary guard base right next to the school. Reports suggest outdated target coordinates from U.S. intel led to the school being struck by mistake. In past cases, like the Kabul drone strike in August 2021, or the Kunez Hospital bombing in October 2015, the Pentagon admitted. Responsibility and shared details within weeks. Experts say this opacity breaks from

1:02standard practice and shows a lack of commitment to accountability. Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee, like Adam Smith, slammed the Pentagon's vague responses as pathetic. Even some Republicans, such as Senator John Kennedy, called it a terrible mistake. Former advisors argue the probe confirms, U.S. involvement, but no one's owning up. While an outside investigator is now appointed, the stone-walling fuels doubts, especially after the President blamed Iran, true transparency could help prevent repeats and rebuild trust in how these ops are handled.