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High U.S. Commander Dismisses Studies of Civilian Deaths in Iran
Adm. Brad Cooper on Thursday dismissed experiences of the U.S.’s position in civilian deaths in Iran. The commander stated the U.S. navy recognized one potential incident involving a college, which Iranian officers stated killed 175 folks, most of them kids. The New York Occasions has verified that 22 colleges and 17 well being care amenities had been broken within the struggle.
“The topic of civilian casualties is a specific ardour of mine. We take note of it. We comply with all of the procedures and have gone above and past to — in my case, personally warn the Iranian folks of a number of cases —” “What number of colleges have we bombed?” “There’s one energetic civilian casualty investigation from the 13,629 munitions.” “So how do you clarify the publicly out there data that 22 colleges have been hit and a number of hospitals?” “There’s no approach that we will corroborate that. No indication of that in any respect, Senator.” “Nicely, the indication is what’s publicly out there. There’s indication. Have you ever investigated these claims?” “We now have not.” “Why have you ever not? If this can be a ardour of yours, should you consider that civilian casualties should not according to the legislation of struggle and never according to human rights obligations that our navy often follows with nice pleasure and nice diligence, why have you ever not investigated these allegations once they’re publicly being made on the duvet of The New York Occasions?” “I’ll be joyful to try every occasion.” “I would really like a report.” “For those who had been to seek out out that there was an error within the concentrating on course of, would you reinstate a few of these folks that had been faraway from that crew?” “Sir, it’s a hypothetical. I believe we — I’m all the time seeking to arrange to goal, and we’ll simply see what the investigation —” “Are you taking any extra steps now due to the civilian casualties up to now?” “We now have taken extra steps. Our extra steps have been very proactive.”

By Jorge Mitssunaga and Arash Khamooshi
Could 14, 2026