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US senators threaten to withhold Hegseth’s travel budget over Iran school attack

US senators are considering withholding 75% of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel budget due to growing frustration with the Pentagon's lack of cooperation regarding the military's investigation into the February 28 attack on a girls' school in Iran, which resulted in 165 deaths, mostly children. No individuals have been held accountable for the incident, and the investigation by the US Central Command is still ongoing.

Live Blog Update| War on Iran

18 June 2026 05:35 BST

US senators are threatening to withhold 75 percent of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget amid increasing frustration with the Pentagon's refusal to comply with congressional requests.

Lawmakers have sought information on the military’s investigation into the US targeting of a girls school in Iran on 28 February - which killed 165 people, the majority of them children.

No one has been held account for the killings as of now. Meanwhile, an investigation by the US Central Command remains ongoing.

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Source document: US Central Command Investigation

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Middle East EyeIndependentCenter3 days ago
US senators threaten to withhold Hegseth’s travel budget over Iran school attack

US senators are considering withholding 75% of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel budget due to growing frustration with the Pentagon's lack of cooperation regarding the military's investigation into the February 28 attack on a girls' school in Iran, which resulted in 165 deaths, mostly children. No individuals have been held accountable for the incident, and the investigation by the US Central Command is still ongoing.

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