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Admiral orders external probe of school strike; committee pressed for unclassified findings
House Committee on Armed Services · May 20, 2026
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Summary
After committee questioning about an attack on a girls’ school in Iran, CENTCOM’s admiral said he ordered a comprehensive, externally led investigation and pledged to provide an unclassified summary when feasible. Lawmakers pressed for accountability and transparency.
Ranking Member Adam Smith and other members used the hearing to press senior commanders and Pentagon officials about a reported strike on a girls’ school in Iran that has been the subject of media reporting and international concern. In response, Admiral Brad Cooper said the matter had been the subject of a preliminary inquiry and that he had
