Senators Brian Schatz from Hawaii, Patty Murray from Washington state, Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire, Jack Reed from Rhode Island, Mark Warner from Virginia, and Chris Coons from Delaware expressed being "horrified" by accounts of the Feb. 28 assault on an elementary school in the southern Iranian town of Minab, located near the Persian Gulf.
“The killing of school children is appalling and unacceptable under any circumstance,” the lawmakers said in a joint statement.
“American servicemembers are governed by strict regulations that are intended to promote the utmost professionalism, so this incident and any like it must be fully and impartially reviewed,” the statement claimed.
In addition, they voiced worries regarding remarks by war Secretary Pete Hegseth, who had earlier declared that US operations in Iran would not adhere to what he termed “stupid rules of engagement.”
“Secretary Hegseth needs to ensure the Department of Defense’s ongoing investigation into this strike is thorough, including whether any policy decisions may have contributed to the catastrophe, and provide clear answers to the American public and Congress about how and why this tragedy unfolded,” said the lawmakers.
Meanwhile, separate examinations by various media sources and investigative bodies have indicated that the attack could have been executed by US troops.
A probe by the New York Times, utilizing satellite images, confirmed videos, and social media entries, determined that the school suffered extensive destruction from a precise double hit by Americana Tomahawk missiles.
The analysis noted that the projectile visible in the recordings was a Tomahawk, a munition employed in the war solely by the US armed forces.