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“headline”: “US Involvement in Iran School Strike Sparks International Concern”,
“article”: “A recent investigation by US military investigators suggests that US forces may have been responsible for a strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children on Saturday. The incident has sparked international concern and calls for a thorough investigation. According to two US officials, the investigation is ongoing, but it is likely that US forces were involved in the strike. However, the officials did not rule out the possibility that new evidence could emerge that absolves the US of responsibility and points to another party responsible for the incident.
The strike occurred on the first day of US and Israeli attacks on Iran, with the girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran, being hit. Iran’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Ali Bahreini, reported that the strike killed 150 students, although Reuters was unable to independently confirm the death toll. The Pentagon has referred questions to the US military’s Central Command, which has declined to comment on the incident due to the ongoing investigation.
The White House has also declined to directly comment on the investigation, but press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the Iranian regime targets civilians and children, not the United States. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US would not deliberately target a school and referred questions to the Department of War.
The UN human rights office has called for an investigation into the incident, stating that deliberately attacking a school or hospital would be a war crime under international humanitarian law. If a US role in the strike is confirmed, it would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of US conflicts in the Middle East.
In Pakistan, the incident has sparked concern and outrage, with many calling for a thorough investigation and accountability for those responsible. The Pakistani government has not yet commented on the incident, but it is likely to be discussed in upcoming diplomatic meetings. As the investigation continues, the international community waits with bated breath for the truth to emerge and for those responsible to be held accountable.”
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