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Tucked inside the Senate\u2019s annual National Defense Authorization Act is a provision to withhold 75% of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth\u2019s travel budget unless the Pentagon turns over information on the bombing of an Iranian elementary school and the U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats.<\/p>\n

Read more White House postpones sending J.D. Vance to Switzerland for talks with Iran negotiators<\/a><\/p>\n

The must-pass defense policy bill, which the Senate Armed Services Committee filed Tuesday, demands an unredacted civilian harm investigation, including all supporting documents for the strike on the school in Minab, Iran, on Feb. 28, that killed more than 150 people, most of whom were children.<\/p>\n

They also requested unedited videos of lethal attacks against alleged drug smuggling vessels in the waters off Latin America, which kicked off in September and drew criticism over a \u201cdouble-tap\u201d strike that killed survivors.<\/p>\n

Under the bill, the material would be handed to the House and Senate Armed Services committees.<\/p>\n

It reflects growing frustration in Congress with the Pentagon\u2019s lack of transparency at national security briefings and slow-walking response to congressional requests.<\/p>\n

A similar provision was slipped into last year\u2019s defense legislation, in which lawmakers gave the Defense Department two options: cut Mr. Hegseth\u2019s travel budget by 25% or hand over the videos and reveal the specific order behind the attacks.<\/p>\n

The House Armed Services Committee did not include a travel budget cut in this year\u2019s NDAA, so lawmakers will have to debate whether the provision survives.<\/p>\n

Since September, over 200 \u201cnarco-terrorists\u201d have been killed in a minimum of 64 strikes against what the administration says are drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.<\/p>\n

What particularly concerned lawmakers was a \u201cdouble tap\u201d strike in September that killed survivors of an initial attack against a suspected drug boat.<\/p>\n

Read more Trump, Vance defend U.S.-Iran pact as 60-day negotiation period starts<\/a><\/p>\n

The Trump administration framed the boat strikes as part of an effort to protect the U.S. from the influx of illegal drugs, but human rights organizations and Democrats have said the government is violating international law, amounting to war crimes.<\/p>\n

Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker, Mississippi Republican, concluded that there was \u201cno evidence of war crimes\u201d in the strike authorized by Navy Adm. Frank Bradley that killed two survivors.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon\u2019s internal watchdog began its probe last month into whether the U.S. military followed an established targeting framework when conducting those attacks.<\/p>\n

The day of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran that kick-started the war, Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school was struck, killing mostly children.<\/p>\n

Pentagon officials have said the incident was under investigation, but have not confirmed the lethal strike was the fault of the U.S.<\/p>\n

Outside analysts have suggested that U.S. target maps were not up to date or checked, leading to the mass casualties.<\/p>\n

When asked about the internal investigation on Wednesday, President Trump said, \u201cI could have a report for you tomorrow. I would ask Pete Hegseth that question because they have it under investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Senate panel advances bill to protect against unauthorized AI copies of voice or likeness<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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