U.S. Central Command Plans Civilian-Harm Conference After 1,700 Iranian Deaths
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 2
U.S. Central Command Plans Civilian-Harm Conference After 1,700 Iranian Deaths
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 2
Summary
A daylong conference at U.S. Central Command headquarters in Tampa will bring together military planners this month to examine how to reduce civilian casualties in the Iran war.
The event is set to include intelligence analysts and operational staff involved in target preparation, along with outside speakers and former Pentagon personnel focused on civilian-harm mitigation.
That outreach comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shut down a Pentagon initiative created to limit civilian harm early in his tenure.
More than 1,700 Iranian civilians have been killed during the seven-month conflict, according to Human Rights Activists News Agency, while U.S. forces have struck more than 15,000 targets in Iran.
Central Command, which oversees U.S. military operations in the Middle East, said the conference remains in the planning stages.