Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.) is directly connecting recent budget cuts by the Trump administration to a horrific missile strike on an elementary school in Iran. According to The Hill, Kim, who previously served on the National Security Council during the Obama administration, told CNN that the February 28 strike, which killed over 170 people — most of whom were children — may have been a direct consequence of these funding reductions.
The strike hit Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school located near an Iranian base in Minab. Health officials reported the death toll climbed past 165, with most victims under the age of 12, and nearly 100 others wounded. Photos of small coffins and rows of fresh graves quickly spread, becoming a devastating symbol of the conflict. Military officials are now investigating whether the strike relied on old data, which could explain such a terrible miscalculation.
