"All I know, all I can say is that we're investigating that. We of course never target civilian targets, but we're taking a look and investigating that."
"On the first day of the operation, Iranian media reported a strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh all-girls elementary school in Minab that killed, at most recent count, at least 175 people including 160 children. The school was located near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) base that was also targeted."
"Hegseth accused the fake news of trying to make the president look bad by prominently reporting on what he described as when a few drones get through, or something tragic happens. The latter may have been a reference to the strike, while the former was a reference to the Americans who have been killed."
Following Trump's announcement of U.S. military operations against Iran, at least six American servicemembers have been killed in ongoing fighting, with Iranian counterstrikes continuing throughout the region. On the operation's first day, Iranian media reported a strike on Shajarah Tayyebeh, an all-girls elementary school in Minab, killing at least 175 people including 160 children. The school was located near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps base that was also targeted. During a Pentagon press conference, Secretary of Defense Hegseth characterized media reporting on casualties as attempts to make the president look bad. When confronted by BBC correspondent Tom Bateman about the school strike, Hegseth stated the administration was investigating the incident while reiterating that the U.S. does not intentionally target civilian locations.
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