U.S. Won’t Rush Answers On Iranian School Bombing, Hegseth SaysSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the U.S. will “take as long as necessary” to investigate the deadly missile strike on an Iranian elementary school and won’t be rushed by reports published Thursday concluding that the U.S. is at fault.“We’re not going to let reporting lead us, or force our hand into indicating what happened in a particular situation because the truth matters,” he said when asked about reports of preliminary findings from an ongoing military investigation placing blame on the U.S.Hegseth said U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, has designated an investigating officer from outside to examine the Feb. 28 strike.Their investigation “will take as long as necessary to address all of the matters involving this investigation,” he said, before suggesting Iran may be to blame, based on the United States’ integrity.“There’s only one entity in this conflict, between us and Iran, that never targets civilians,” he said. “We don’t target; Iran does.”See All UpdatesClose