Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., said Sunday that congressional Democrats will intensify pressure on the Trump administration for answers about an Iranian school bombing that killed more than 165 people, most of them children.
The strike destroyed Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, occurring the same day U.S. and Israeli airstrikes first fell on the country earlier this year. The Pentagon's Central Command is currently investigating the incident.
What the Right Is Saying
President Trump addressed the bombing at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, telling reporters he would not hold anyone in his administration accountable for the strike.
"Mistakes are made. War is nasty," Trump said. "But I know it's under investigation, and I could have a report for you tomorrow. I would ask Pete Hegseth that question."
The president previously suggested Iran itself struck the school before U.S. officials confirmed American forces were responsible.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has declined detailed public comment while the military investigation remains ongoing.
What the Left Is Saying
Crow told CBS News's "Face the Nation" that the administration has been "slow rolling" information about what happened at the school, contrasting it with how the White House readily shares footage of strikes it wants public.
"This administration has no problem posting videos of strikes, posting videos of operations when they want us to see it, and then when they don't want us to see it, they slow roll it," Crow said. "That's clearly what's happening here."
The congressman, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, said the incident could be "the largest civilian casualty incident in modern military history" and called for accountability.
"We need facts. We need to make sure that we own up to it, we take accountability, we make it right," he said.
More than 100 international law experts have signed an open letter warning that U.S. strikes on Iran could be deemed war crimes under international humanitarian law.
What the Numbers Show
More than 165 people were killed in the Minab school bombing, with most victims being children, according to accounts cited by lawmakers and international observers.
People briefed on the Pentagon's investigation told The New York Times that U.S. forces relied on outdated information from the Defense Intelligence Agency when carrying out strikes near a base whose grounds once extended into the school property.
Senators included provisions in the annual National Defense Authorization Act conditioning three-quarters of the defense secretary's travel budget on receipt of an unredacted civilian harm investigation report by both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Preliminary findings from the military investigation point to U.S. forces as responsible for the attack, according to those familiar with the inquiry.
The Bottom Line
The school bombing has become a focal point for Democratic lawmakers seeking greater transparency about civilian casualties in U.S. military operations abroad. The congressional NDAA provisions represent an attempt to compel disclosure of findings that could implicate administration officials.
The Pentagon investigation is expected to conclude in the coming weeks, though its scope and whether it will be made fully public remain uncertain. Crow said he would continue pressing Central Command for details on what intelligence guided the strike decision.