"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the U.S. military has opened a comprehensive investigation into last month's deadly strike on an elementary school in Iran, in what appeared to be a tacit acknowledgment of the United States' responsibility for the incident and a shift to examining how it occurred."
"His comments coincide with a growing body of evidence suggesting the U.S. military carried out the strike in Minab, a city in southern Iran. The Pentagon does not typically conduct such investigations of another country's military operations."
"The force, based in Okinawa, Japan, would arrive with F-35 fighter jets, Osprey aircraft and an infantry battalion of about 800 Marines. It was not immediately clear what their role could be, but the unit is trained to seize beachheads and islands and evacuate American civilians from harm's way."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military is conducting a comprehensive investigation into the deadly February 28 strike on an elementary school in Minab, Iran, which killed at least 175 people, predominantly children. While Hegseth did not explicitly acknowledge U.S. fault, his statement that "the truth matters" represents a tacit acknowledgment of potential American responsibility. Growing evidence suggests the U.S. military carried out the strike. The Pentagon's decision to investigate another country's military operations is unusual. Simultaneously, the Pentagon is deploying additional forces to the Middle East, including an amphibious task force with nearly 5,000 troops, F-35 fighter jets, and Osprey aircraft based in Okinawa, Japan, trained for beachhead seizure and maritime operations.
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