WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Tina Smith issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) joined (https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_from_warren_van_hollen_dems_to_secretary_hegseth_on_civilian_harm_war_in_iran.pdf) nine senators in seeking answers on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's role in weakening civilian harm prevention programs and the catastrophic civilian impacts of President Trump's war in Iran. Since the start of President Trump's illegal war in Iran, attacks on civilian infrastructure have led to more than 1,700 civilian deaths, along with strikes on more than 20 schools and a dozen health care facilities.
"The high human toll of this war reflects the administration's broader disrega...