Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle US military is not investigating reports they bombed schools and hospitals in Iran Admiral Brad Cooper of U.S. Central Command stated the military cannot corroborate reports from The New York Times alleging the destruction of 22 Iranian schools and 17 healthcare facilities by U.S. airstrikes. Cooper admitted the military has not investigated these public claims, despite Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's questioning about the lack of inquiry into such serious allegations. A preliminary internal investigation linked U.S. forces to a lethal strike on an Iranian girls' school, which Iran 's ambassador to the UN claims killed 150 children. The Pentagon significantly reduced the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response office, raising concerns about the military's ability to prevent and investigate civilian casualties.…