Pentagon plans to hold report on Iran school strike past November midterms

North America Politics Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:50:41 GMT Moderate confidence — 64/100

WASHINGTON – Top Pentagon officials have expressed their intention to hold off on releasing an internal report into the attack on a school in southern Iran until after the US midterm elections at the earliest, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Advisers to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth have communicated these plans to some Pentagon personnel, said the sources, who requested anonymity as they are not authorised to speak publicly on private deliberations.
The move comes amid growing political pressure over the months-long investigation into the attack on the school in Minab, Iran and

WASHINGTON – Top Pentagon officials have expressed their intention to hold off on releasing an internal report into the attack on a school in southern Iran until after the US midterm elections at the earliest, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Advisers to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth have communicated these plans to some Pentagon personnel, said the sources, who requested anonymity as they are not authorised to speak publicly on private deliberations.
The move comes amid growing political pressure over the months-long investigation into the attack on the school in Minab, Iran and

Sources: Straitstimes