Hegseth says US ‘investigating’ deadly strike on Iranian girls’ school

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When asked about the Saturday attack on an Iranian girls’ school that killed more than 160 people, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said the US is “investigating”, Al Jazeera reports.

“All I can say is that we are investigating that. We, of course, never target civilian targets, but we are taking a look and investigating that,” Hegseth has replied.

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