US Probes Deadly Missile Strike on Iranian School

0:00On March 15th, a U.S. investigation is probing a Tomahawk missile strike on a girl school in Minab, southern Iran, that killed at least 100. 68 people, mostly schoolgirls, on the conflict's opening day. General David Patreus, former CIA director and commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, said yesterday the probe will not hide the truth even, though it should have started sooner. With the Pentagon confirms U.S. responsibility, it could mark one of the worst civilian losses in decades of Middle East conflicts, but Patreus stressed. Rules he set require the military to lead with honest facts right away. U.S. Central Command assigned a general officer from outside the group to handle the review, noting the site was once part of an Iranian naval base, but had turned into a walled off school with play areas. Patreus drew from his experience with past errors, like the 1999 NATO missiles that hit China's embassy in Belgrade due to a key. Officers absence, urging quit truth-telling, and fixes to build lasting trust.