Senate panel proposes Hegseth travel limits until info release on Iran school bombing, boat strikes

The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced NDAA provisions that would withhold 75% of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until lawmakers receive unredacted civilian-harm investigations and all supporting documents for the Iran school bombing, as well as full videos of strikes against narcoterrorist vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. The Iran attack killed more than 175 students and teachers on the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, while lawmakers also demand information on strikes in Yemen from last year.

The committee approved the measures last week, though they would need passage in both chambers to become law. President Trump said on Wednesday that nobody purposefully attacked the Iranian school, and Adm. Brad Cooper testified that the probe is complex due to the school’s location on an active Iranian cruise-missile base. Democrats and Republicans alike have pressed for Pentagon transparency on major decisions.

Other provisions require the Pentagon to notify Congress within five days when a senior officer departs early, and mandate that officer-promotion delays not exceed 30 days; House members included similar language. Hegseth has drawn scrutiny in recent months for delaying or blocking dozens of officer promotions.