U.S. Secretary of State Rubio Avoids Question on Mass Death of Iranian Female Students in Bombing
When asked about the U.S. military's alleged involvement in the air strike on a school in Minab City, southern Iran, which killed more than 170 female students, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was caught off guard.
Reporters requested Rubio, who was giving a speech at the U.S. Capitol, to comment on the attack on the Iranian girls' school and the possibility of U.S. involvement. "Yes, I saw those reports. I don't... I will have you contact... It's not that I don't want to answer your question, but I don't want to say the wrong thing," said the U.S. Secretary of State.
Rubio then passed the question on to the Pentagon, stating that the U.S. Department of Defense would investigate this tragedy and the possible U.S. military involvement in the airstrike. "I will pass your question on to them. I will make sure they are aware of your question. But we hope... Obviously, the United States would never intentionally attack a school," said the head of the U.S. State Department.
Pentagon officials admitted in a closed-door briefing to the U.S. Congress that U.S. intelligence agencies had failed to obtain information about Iran's plan to launch the first wave of attacks against U.S. forces.
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