Ansari Renews Hegseth Impeachment Push After Iranian School Massacre

Ansari, one of two Iranian Americans currently serving in Congress, decried the incident as a war crime, pointing to reports that U.S. military commanders authorized strikes despite internal warnings that their intelligence was outdated. The congresswoman is urging her colleagues to back impeachment articles that accuse Hegseth of authorizing military force inconsistent with the law of armed conflict and showing a willful disregard for the Constitution.

Evidence suggests the massacre was facilitated by significant policy shifts at the Pentagon. Under Hegseth’s leadership, the department slashed Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response staff by over 90% and gutted the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence. These cuts effectively halted the maintenance of 'no-strike lists'—databases designed to protect schools, hospitals, and churches from bombardment. While the Pentagon has yet to release findings from its investigation into the Minab strike, President Donald Trump has publicly questioned U.S. responsibility for the attack, dismissing mounting evidence to the contrary.