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Published 29 Apr, 2026 10:00pm

Deadly attack on Iranian girls’ school still under investigation, Hegseth says

Addressing the US strike that hit an Iranian girls’ school early in the war — killing about 170 people, mostly children — US War Secretary Pete Hegseth says the “unfortunate situation remains under investigation”.

Asked how much that attack cost, he answered: “I wouldn’t tie a cost to that.”

Ongoing investigations suggest the attack may have been the result of a mistake by the US military because of outdated intelligence.

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