U.S.–Israeli Strikes Kill Up to 180 at Girls’ School in Iran, Officials Say
A massive attack on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, southern Iran has killed dozens of children as U.S. and Israeli airstrikes continue to hammer Iranian cities and infrastructure.
Iranian state media and official tallies say the Shajareh Tayyebeh school was destroyed in an airstrike on Feb. 28, killing between 148 and 180 people, most of them schoolgirls present during class hours. This tragic toll comes amid a broader conflict in which the Iranian Red Crescent reports at least 555 deaths across the country from ongoing U.S.–Israeli strikes.
The school in Hormozgan province was struck as joint military operations unfolded, flattening classrooms and burying children under rubble. Video verified by multiple international outlets shows the devastated building with bright murals and school belongings scattered among wreckage — a stark reminder of the civilians caught in the violence.
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Complicating the picture, the exact culprit for the strike has not been independently validated. U.S. officials say they “would not deliberately target a school” and are reviewing reports of the deadly incident, while some online rumors falsely claim Iran’s own military admitted responsibility — an assertion widely debunked by fact-checkers.
UNESCO and global rights observers condemned the deaths, warning that attacks on civilian infrastructure risk violations of international humanitarian law. The tragedy at Minab has intensified worldwide calls for accountability and protection of noncombatants.
The civilian death toll continues to rise even as diplomatic channels push for de-escalation and independent investigations into reported strikes on schools and hospitals.
Ongoing uncertainty over who carried out the lethal strike and how many civilians perished keeps pressure mounting on world leaders to seek an urgent cease-fire.
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