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Iran school strike highly unusual, former US officials say Five former US officials, including a former top military lawyer, have criticised the Pentagon for not acknowledging potential American involvement
military commander declined to take responsibility for a strike on a school in Iran that killed 155 people on the first day of the war, saying a “complex” probe is still under way. - **Concerns grow
involving multiple civilian casualties. An MoD spokesperson said that while all military operations carried risk, the UK military relied on “careful targeting and weapons use” and that it investigated “all credible allegations of civilian casualties
military sites, nuclear facilities and infrastructure. Since then, Iran closed the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/19/what-to-know-about-us-iran-standoff-over-the-strait-of-hormuz) to commercial shipping, global energy prices have surged and diplomatic efforts, including [Pakistan-mediated talks](/news/2026/4/12/us-and-iran-fail-to-reach-peace-deal-after-marathon-talks-in-pakistan) in Islamabad last month
military operation and Washington’s involvement in “endless wars” and “nation building”. “It’s a false comparison,” Hegseth responded. Moulton shot back, it was “probably a good idea” for Congress to ask tough questions. Hegseth
military to surge weapons and hardware from other regions. Yesterday, Pentagon officials told lawmakers that the US had spent $25bn since the war began, but were unclear on whether that included damage to US assets
militaries. Some were aghast at the manifesto, which was published on X, with one saying: “It’s like we taped a ‘kick me’ sign on our own backs,” according to internal chat logs obtained
us to be going into Iran." After his first tour in Iraq, Benderman refused to deployed again on moral grounds and was sentenced to 15 months in a military prison. To this day, Benderman said
involved in any effort with Iran to impose a toll. The US treasury secretary, **Scott Bessent**, said Oman’s ambassador had told him there were no plans to impose such tolls. **Monday marks the 100th
military firepower in the region – and said Tehran had used the ceasefire “to strengthen its combat capabilities”. Experts say it is likely that Iran would also redouble efforts to retaliate against Israel and nearby Gulf
US and the UK, was not officially involved, but indicated it would abide by the deal if it was observed by Israel. The respite was short lived. Within days, Israel resumed its air strikes, mainly
involvement by companies with the US military, which has gained renewed attention amid a public fallout with the AI company Anthropic and questions over how AI has been used in the [US-Israeli war with
school, no work, no shopping”, in protest of government policies they say put billionaires’ needs above those of workers. Neidi Dominguez, founding executive director of Organized Power in Numbers and an organizer, said that
school, witnesses and local officials said. [Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed a journalist](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/lebanon-accuses-israel-of-blocking-attempt-to-rescue-journalist-after-bomb-strike) after rescuers were blocked from accessing the building where she was buried under rubble because of further Israeli
strikes and bombings against Iran this evening,” Trump [declared on his Truth Social platform](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/trump-seize-control-iran-oil-gas-ceasefire) as if providing his full capitalised title added any weight to the statement. A signing ceremony could even
strikes displayed in front of a destroyed building in Tehran last month. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Even if the parties make it to the negotiating table, 30 days is a very short time to resolve such
involved some degree of uncertainty. But for many families, including Serrato's, the war in Iran is the first time they are navigating the fear and unknowns that come with having a loved one deployed