WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, pressed Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), over reports (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/09/world/middleeast/us-israel-strikes-iran-structures-damage.html) that U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran damaged 22 schools and multiple hospitals, potentially causing civilian casualties.
During the exchange, Admiral Cooper acknowledged that the Pentagon has not conducted an investigation into public reports (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/09/world/middleeast/us-israel-strikes-iran-structures-damage.html) of U.S. strikes hitt...